Hidden Behind “Telemedicine” Was a $400 Million Healthcare Fraud
The United States Department of Justice announced they’ve received a guilty plea from a Florida based woman in connection with conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud.
The fraud conspiracy involved the submission of over $400 million in illegal medical equipment claims. The government alleges the woman, Kelly Wolfe of Regency, Inc., submitted the claims to Medicare and the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans.
The claims were originally “justified” by Wolfe and Regency as necessary because of the fast rise in telemedicine communications.
However, the DOJ says the conspiracy involved bribed doctors to approve the claims, and the fraudsters took advantage of the necessity of telemedicine due to the current health crisis to pull it off.
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