The Health Law Firm

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law In a citywide takedown, 25 people, including operators of home care agencies, operators of nurse staffing agencies, office workers and personal care assistants in Washington, D.C., were all arrested for alleged Medicare fraud schemes. According to the US Attorney's Office, these individual scams involved at least $75 million in fraudulent Medicaid payments.

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The Health Law Firm

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law A licensed speech therapist faces up to five years in prison for allegedly defrauding Medicaid during the summer of 2013. According to the Florida Attorney General (AG), the therapist was arrested on February 7, 2014, for allegedly using falsified records to collect payment for services never rendered.

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The Health Law Firm

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

By Lance O. Leider, J.D., The Health Law Firm The Florida Board of Pharmacy made some rather concerning recommendations to present and future applicants at its February 12, 2014, meeting. During the portion of the agenda where the Board considers the approval of applicants for licensure with prior mental health or substance abuse related issues, some members of the Board expressed frustration with the fact that the applicants had not been evaluated by the Professionals Resource Network (PRN) pri

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The Health Law Firm

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

By Lance O. Leider, J.D., The Health Law Firm and George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law After months of negotiations on how to revise Medicare's payment system for physicians, the bipartisan team of Senate and House committees have reached a deal on the policy. On February 6, 2014, lawmakers unveiled the agreement to repeal Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR).

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The Health Law Firm

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Taylor-Tillotson sought medical supplies and prescriptions, and the Agency for Health Care Administration (“AHCA”) denied that request. On appeal, AHCA filed a motion to dismiss. In its motion, AHCA stated that it believed Appellant should be entitled to a new hearing since an AHCA staff member had ex parte communications with the original hearing officer.

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