Medicare Fraud: Feds Investigate Wound Care Providers Using Skin Substitutes
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Federal authorities have greatly increased their scrutiny of physicians and other healthcare providers who prescribe, apply, or bill Medicare for skin substitutes used in wound care. The Department of Justice (DOJ), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), […]
Medical Supply Company Owner Convicted of $30 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On July 22, 2026, a federal jury in the Middle District of Florida convicted an Oklahoma business owner for his role in a healthcare fraud scheme involving more than $30 million in claims submitted to Medicare and other […]
Hospital to Pay $3.59 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Involving Ambulance Services
By Miles Indest A hospital located in Columbia, Tennesse, has agreed to pay the federal government over $3.5 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that occurred between 2004 and 2009. The hospital submitted a voluntary self-disclosure to the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG). Hospital […]
Florida Woman Lands Herself 6.5 Years in Prison, Owes $45 Million for Medicare Fraud Scheme
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On November 22, 2017, a Florida woman who was accused of a $45 million Medicare fraud, received a six-and-a-half-year prison sentence, following a 2016 U.S. Supreme Court decision in her case holding that the government could not freeze […]