Dallas Hogans, who worked in the housekeeping department of the hospital, allegedly worked with Cedric Bernard Simmons, a correction’s officer, to take out three different life insurance policies on a 74-year-old patient by applying for insurance in the patient’s name and making themselves the beneficiaries when the patient dies. The three policies totaled more than $200,000, of which Mr. Hogans and Mr. Simmons each would have received $100,000, according to the report.
The allegations first came to light after Phillip Hill, the acting administrator of Calhoun Liberty, came forward with suspicions that insurance fraud was occurring at the hospital. Two other hospital employees were fired in connection to the case, but Mr. Hill declined to reveal the names of the two employees, according to the report.
Read the News Herald report about Dallas Hogans’ alleged insurance fraud.
Read other coverage about healthcare fraud:
– Ohio Surgeon Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud Charges, Allowing Office Manager to Treat Patients
– Connecticut Medical Practice Settles False Claims Lawsuit, Will Pay $247K
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