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Three faces of healthcare fraud: the billing practices that cost federal programs millions

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Vlada Gurvich

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Recent DOJ actions, including two Michigan pharmacy schemes and a nationwide wound care provider, show how different types of misconduct can thrive within the same reimbursement system.

The DOJ has recently announced three significant healthcare fraud cases that reveal a wide range of vulnerabilities inside federal programs. In Michigan, a former pharmacist was sentenced to 46 months in prison for billing Medicare for high-priced medications that he never dispensed.

In a separate matter, two brothers who operated several

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