Health care providers face immense scrutiny for allegations of fraud and abuse in the current regulatory climate. Consequently, they encounter significant threats to their future business viability, including recoupment and civil/criminal penalties, when undergoing audits conducted by the federal government. It is essential that you as a healthcare provider, servicing the Medicare market, fully understand…
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Fraud Investigations
Categories: Health Care Fraud
Federal Prosecutors Have Raided Medicaid and Medicare Providers for Alleged Fraud in Connection with Oxygen Therapy Devices Medicare and Medicaid reimburse well for hyperbaric oxygen therapy devices and several business owners and providers have promoted the idea to beneficiaries. Unfortunately, however, the dispensing of oxygen devices is a decision of medical necessity that requires the…
