tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2006 Issue 21

HOME HEALTH: Zero In On Anti-Kickback, False Claims Compliance--Or Risk All

Suppliers pay millions in two recent cases.Batten down the compliance hatches or your home health business could get blown away by allegations of payment fraud and abuse.Two distinct settlements announced May 15 should send that message loud and clear to firms billing Medicare or Medicaid for durable medical equipment (DME), prosthetics orthotics and supplies, experts say. Lincare Holdings Inc. is settling several on-going investigations by the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Department of Justice by paying a total of just over $12 million to the government, the company announced May 15. Lincare, based in...

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