tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 9

DME: Feds Roll Over Wheelchair Operators

After Texas bust, more investigations are on the way, OIG promises.The jig is up for seven durable medical equipment owners accused of bilking the Medicare program of $15 million for power wheelchairs and scooters.Law enforcement personnel from 14 different jurisdictions and 137 federal agents on Feb. 5 arrested 11 Texans, including seven owners of wheelchair businesses and a physician, in an operation termed "Operation Roll Over." They stand accused of submitting fraudulent wheelchair claims to Medicare, concealing the submissions, and diverting the ill-gotten funds for their personal use, says Texas U.S. Attorney Jane J. Boyle...

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