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Responding to a Medicaid Audit: Important Tips You Should Know

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law

The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Bureau of Medicaid Program Integrity, is the Florida agency responsible for routine audits of Medicaid health care providers. Each state has a similar state agency, though it may have a different name. The agency’s job is to ensure that the Medicaid Program was properly billed for services. Health care professionals receiving large payments from Medicaid or who practice in areas that typically see the most abuse or fraudulent billings, are the ones most likely to be audited. These include pediatricians, Ob/Gyns, family practice physicians […]

By The Health Law Firm|2024-03-14T10:01:21-04:00May 15, 2018|Dental Law Blog|

Owner of Louisiana Health Care Company To Pay Nearly $7 Million for Medicaid Fraud

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law

On December 20, 2016, the owner of Louisiana-based Millennium Health Care Services (Millennium) must pay the state nearly $7 million in restitution and will spend 10 years behind bars for his role in a scheme to defraud the Medicaid system, according to Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry.

Millennium’s owner, Dwaine Woods, was ordered to pay $6,985,249 in restitution after his wife and the company were all found guilty of engaging in a criminal conspiracy to create multiple fake CPR cards for Millennium staff. The staff did not undergo training to be properly certified in CPR, Landry said.

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By The Health Law Firm|2024-03-14T10:01:23-04:00May 15, 2018|Health Facilities Law Blog|

Responding to a Medicaid Audit: Important Tips You Should Know

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law

The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Bureau of Medicaid Program Integrity, is the Florida agency responsible for routine audits of Medicaid health care providers. Each state has a similar state agency, though it may have a different name. The agency’s job is to ensure that the Medicaid Program was properly billed for services. Health care professionals receiving large payments from Medicaid or who practice in areas that typically see the most abuse or fraudulent billings, are the ones most likely to be audited. These include pediatricians, Ob/Gyns, family […]

By The Health Law Firm|2024-03-14T10:01:30-04:00May 15, 2018|Pharmacy Law Blog|

Responding to a Medicaid Audit: Important Tips You Should Know

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law

The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Bureau of Medicaid Program Integrity, is the Florida agency responsible for routine audits of Medicaid health care providers. Each state has a similar state agency, though it may have a different name. The agency’s job is to ensure that the Medicaid Program was properly billed for services. Health care professionals receiving large payments from Medicaid or who practice in areas that typically see the most abuse or fraudulent billings, are the ones most likely to be audited. These include pediatricians, Ob/Gyns, family practice physicians […]

By The Health Law Firm|2024-03-14T10:01:53-04:00May 15, 2018|Mental Health Law Blog|

Owner of Louisiana-Based Health Care Company Ordered To Pay Nearly $7 Million for Medicaid Fraud

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law

On December 20, 2016, the owner of Louisiana-based Millennium Health Care Services (Millennium) was ordered to pay the state nearly $7 million in restitution and will spend 10 years behind bars for his role in a scheme to defraud the Medicaid system, according to Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry.

Millennium’s owner, Dwaine Woods, was ordered to pay $6,985,249 in restitution after his wife and the company were all found guilty of engaging in a criminal conspiracy to create multiple fake CPR cards for Millennium staff. The staff did not undergo training to be properly certified […]

By The Health Law Firm|2024-03-14T10:02:00-04:00May 15, 2018|Nursing Law Blog|