MORE ON: health care fraud

Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Doctor pleads guilty to taking kickbacks in Medicare scam

December 21, 2012, 12:05 AM
A Southern California doctor has been sentenced to a year in prison after pleading guilty to accepting $30,000 in kickbacks to fabricate Medicare claims for home health care services for seniors. The sentencing of Dr. Whan Sil “Victoria” Kim of Hancock Park last week is the... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

LA man tied to series of fraud cases sentenced in Medicare scheme

September 27, 2012, 12:05 AM
A Los Angeles man was sentenced to six years in prison last week for his role in a power wheelchair scam, topping what prosecutors say has been a series of Medicare fraud cases. David James Garrison, 50, a former physician assistant, was found guilty by a federal jury for his role in... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

State struggles with limiting felons in home health care jobs

August 23, 2012, 12:05 AM
Three years after the state barred felons from serving as publicly funded home health caretakers, people with criminal histories in theft, prostitution and drug possession have continued to care for the state’s most vulnerable and frail residents. The situation has led to calls for... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Several Californians among the most wanted for health fraud

August 17, 2012, 12:05 AM
One Southern California man sent recruiters to pressure elderly people into accepting power wheelchairs so he could bill Medicare. A Los Angeles woman is accused of laundering millions of dollars in fraudulent Medicare payments through jewelry stores after ordering walkers and canes for dead... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Feds cracking down on health care fraud

August 24, 2011, 12:05 AM
The federal government is on track to prosecute nearly twice as many health care fraud cases compared with last year, renewing criticism of the government's “pay and chase” system of paying health care claims rapidly and pursuing fraud later. The data is from a report... + read more
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