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Medicare Patients Get Prison Time For Fraud

Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.
The Florida Channel
Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.

Usually it’s the clinic owners and their minions who are sent to prison for Medicare fraud. This time, it’s three Medicare beneficiaries who accepted kickbacks for allowing a home healthcare agency to use their cards to submit fraudulent claims, the Miami Heraldreports.

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