Home Health & Hospice Week

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Texas HHA Biller Faces False Claims Charges

It’s not just the boss who goes to jail for Medicare fraud. Case in point: A former biller for Sambritt home health agency in Weslaco, Texas has been charged with Medicare fraud. Natalie Martinez participated in a health care fraud conspiracy that involved false claims from July 2011 to November 2012, according to  She was also charged with filing a [...]
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