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Telemedicine Company Owner and Author of Health Care Compliance Books Sentenced for $136M Medicare Fraud Scheme
The owner of two telemedicine companies was sentenced today to 120 months in prison and ordered to pay $66 million in restitution for her role in a scheme to fraudulently bill Medicare for medically unnecessary durable medical equipment and prescription drugs.
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The owner of two telemedicine companies was sentenced today to 120 months in prison and ordered to pay $66 million in restitution for her role in a scheme to fraudulently bill Medicare for medically unnecessary durable medical equipment and prescription drugs.
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According to U.S. Department of Justice’s source item, Telemedicine Company Owner and Author of Health Care Compliance Books Sentenced for $136M Medicare Fraud Scheme, The owner of two telemedicine companies was sentenced today to 120 months in prison and ordered to pay $66 million in restitution for her role in a scheme to fraudulently bill Medicare for medically unnecessary durable medical equipment and prescription drugs.
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