Mathias Consulting - Medicaid Fraud Cases

No Rides for Medicaid Patients - WCAX

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:44:20 -0700

No Rides for Medicaid Patients - WCAX -
No Rides for Medicaid Patients

Missouri AG Nixon Recovers $462926 In Ongoing Medicaid Fraud

Thu, 9 Aug 2007 19:31:17 -0700

Attorney General’s News Release

August 7, 2007
Nixon recovers $462,926 in ongoing Medicaid fraud investigation in Dekalb County

Jefferson City, Mo. — Attorney General Jay Nixon announced today that the Missouri Medicaid program will be receiving $462,926 from a pharmacy in DeKalb County that is under investigation for Medicaid fraud. Nixon said the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in his office has recovered the money from the Randolph Drug Store in Maysville.

White Plains Man Convicted of Medicaid Fraud - Southern Maryland Online

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:29:59 -0800

White Plains Man Convicted of Medicaid Fraud - Southern Maryland Online -
White Plains Man Convicted of Medicaid Fraud

Attorney General Abbott Recovers $15.7 Million In Medicaid Costs Under National Settlement (PharmaLive)

Sat, 9 Dec 2006 08:57:40 -0800

PharmaLive: Attorney General Abbott Recovers $15.7 Million In Medicaid Costs Under National Settlement

AUSTIN, Dec. 7, 2006 - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced Texas will receive more than $15.7 million under a national settlement with one of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical companies.

Corruption reported at NJ med school - Houston Chronicle

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 05:55:17 -0800

Corruption reported at NJ med school - Houston Chronicle -
Corruption reported at NJ med school

Investigators Arrest Pharmacy Owner Indicted For Medicaid Fraud

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 20:36:21 -0700

Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Attorney General Abbott’s Investigators Arrest Pharmacy Owner Indicted For Medicaid Fraud

Erasmo Cantu arrested in Brownsville; over $5 million in theft alleged

BROWNSVILLE - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced the arrest of a Cameron County pharmacy owner who was indicted by a grand jury on Oct. 18 for felony offenses involving more than $5 million in alleged fraudulent Medicaid reimbursements for excessive prescription refills.

STATE INVESTIGATION REVEALS WIDESPREAD MEDICAID FRAUD

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 08:18:22 -0700

Department of Law
The State Capitol
Albany, NY 12224

For More Information:
518.473.5525

For Immediate Release
October 25, 2006

STATE INVESTIGATION REVEALS WIDESPREAD MEDICAID FRAUD

Doctor and pharmacists among those indicted for multi-million dollar fraud

Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and State Medicaid Inspector General Kimberly O’Connor today announced that, after a 4-month undercover investigation, prosecutors and investigators have dismantled a Medicaid fraud ring involving a doctor, pharmacists, several city pharmacies, millions in fraudulent Medicaid billings and large monetary transfers to individuals in Pakistan.

Major Medicaid Fraud Ring Dismantled - North Country Gazette

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 19:59:13 -0700

Major Medicaid Fraud Ring Dismantled - North Country Gazette -
“ALBANY-Following after a four-month undercover investigation conducted by the state Attorney General’s office and the state Medicaid Inspector General’s office, prosecutors and investigators have dismantled a Medicaid fraud ring which involving a doctor, pharmacists, several city pharmacies, millions in fraudulent Medicaid billings and large monetary transfers to individuals in Pakistan.

Sixteen individuals and five corporations have been indicted in the ongoing investigation and a civil action has been filed against 20 individuals and entities freezing assets and seeking the recovery of more than $22 million…”

National Medicaid transport probed -- The Washington Times

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 20:11:48 -0700

National Medicaid transport probed — The Washington Times

“Since so much money is involved here, the federal government certainly has a very keen interest in how it is spent,” Donald White, spokesman for the HHS inspector general, said yesterday of the nationwide look at Medicaid transportation costs.

Federal Audit of Medicaid Transportation Costs- Kaiser network.org

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 19:44:30 -0700

Federal Audit of Medicaid Transportation Costs To Determine … - Kaiser network.org -
Federal Audit of Medicaid Transportation Costs To Determine …
Kaiser network.org, DC
… Health care consultant Robin Mathias said Medicaid programs can lose as much as 30% to 50% of nonemergency transportation spending to fraud and abuse, adding …
US probing Medicaid transportation Science Daily (press release)
US probing Medicaid transportation Market-Day.net

Medicaid fraud alleged - New York Daily News

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 20:15:09 -0700

Medicaid fraud alleged - New York Daily News -
Medicaid fraud alleged
New York Daily News, NY - 7 hours ago
… Dept. to investigate the home and the clinic for possible Medicaid fraud. … The Medicaid fraud units of both the Health Dept. and …

Medicaid billing fraud settled - Wyoming Tribune

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 20:21:18 -0700

Medicaid billing fraud settled - Wyoming Tribune -
Medicaid billing fraud settled
Wyoming Tribune, WY
… “Wyoming’s piece is part of a $25 million settlement to be split among the United States, 30 states and the District of Columbia.

The government charged Pediatrix improperly billed Medicaid for its services between January 1996 and December 1999.

Blount County couple arrested for TennCare fraud (WATE Channel 6)

Fri, 7 Apr 2006 09:42:45 -0700

Blount County couple arrested for TennCare fraud

Michael Dolinger is accused of four counts of aiding and abetting his wife in fraudulently obtaining TennCare benefits by using her card to pay for forged prescriptions for the painkiller hydrocodone and alprazolam. It’s used to treat anxiety disorders and panic attacks.

Kentucky Surgeon Sentenced to Prison for Felony Medicaid Fraud

Fri, 6 Jan 2006 15:08:23 -0800

Kentucky Surgeon Sentenced to Prison for Felony Medicaid Fraud

Louisville, Ky. oral surgeon Robert Michael Clear has been sentenced to three years in prison on felony Medicaid fraud charges according to Attorney General Greg Stumbo.

The Jefferson Circuit Court sentence was probated for five years on the condition that Clear pay restitution to Medicaid in the amount of $18,175.66.

Federal Monitor to Oversee Largest Healthcare School in US - New York Times

Thu, 29 Dec 2005 18:21:39 -0800

Federal Monitor to Oversee Largest Healthcare School in US - New York Times -
Federal Monitor to Oversee Largest Healthcare School in US