Vanguard: Red Flags After $2M False Claims Deal

Quick Answer: Vanguard and its subsidiary settled False Claims Act allegations for $2 million after wrongly double-billing Medicare and Tennessee Medicaid for nursing home feeding services. The company must also enter a Corporate Integrity Agreement with federal health authorities to prevent future healthcare fraud.It was announced last week that the United States and the State …

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Medicaid Fraud: Pharmacist Gets 5-Year Sentence

Quick Answer: Pharmacist John Love received a 51-month prison sentence for defrauding Indiana Medicaid by billing $1.9 million for fake prescriptions between 2006-2010. Love submitted claims for expensive drugs like Aranesp ($1.67 million billed vs. $5,188 actually ordered) that were never dispensed to patients.Healthcare fraud and money laundering? Again? Sure, why not.John Love has been …

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