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Physician Gets Fine and 6 Years in Prison for Healthcare Fraud

Published on Fri Jun 02, 2023

The feds continue to levy significant convictions and penalties against fraudsters — and the numbers keep getting bigger. Lowdown: In another major False Claims Act (FCA) case, Bay City, Michigan vascular surgeon Vasso Godiali was sentenced to more than 80 months in prison for a years-long scheme to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, and private payer Blue Cross/ Blue Shield of Michigan. [...]
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