by Lisa Dalga | Jan 15, 2021 | Article, Medicare Legal Action
January 15, 2021 A diagnostic laboratory, Exceltox, will pay $357,584 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting or causing to be submitted claims for genetic tests to Medicare without valid physician oversight. The settlement agreement...
by Lisa Dalga | Jan 14, 2021 | Article, Medicare Legal Action, Scam Alert
January 14, 2021 The owner of an Orlando-area telemarketing call center was convicted for his role in a kickback scheme involving expensive genetic tests and fraudulent telemedicine services that resulted in the payment of approximately $2.8 million in false and...
by Lisa Dalga | Jan 13, 2021 | Article, COVID-19, Scam Alert
December 13, 2021 Beware of vaccination scams: Scammers are constantly finding new ways to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to steal money and personal information. For example, scammers in Florida used an “Eventbrite” page to charge seniors money...
by Lisa Dalga | Jan 12, 2021 | Article, Medicare Legal Action
January 12, 2021 Roger D. Anderson was convicted last March and sentenced Friday to eight years in prison for illegal distribution of opioids and health care fraud. Read the story. If you suspect Medicare fraud, contact Ohio SMP at 1-800-488-6070 option 7, use the...
by Lisa Dalga | Jan 11, 2021 | Article, Fighting Fraud
January 11,2021 Ohio SMP works to empower Medicare beneficiaries to protect their medical identity and to detect and report Medicare fraud. An important step for beneficiaries is to review their Medicare Summary Notices (MSN) and explanation of benefits, (EOB). ...