1. An Arizona physician was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a $3.7 million healthcare fraud scheme.
2. A New York physician was charged with allegedly receiving kickbacks in exchange for ordering medically unnecessary brain scans.
3. A Dallas pharmacy owner was sentenced to prison for billing insurance companies for headache sprays, pain creams and scar creams that were never given to patients.
4. The owners of a New York Medicaid-enrolled transportation company pleaded guilty to their roles in a $2.1 million Medicaid fraud and kickback scheme.
5. A Chattanooga, Tenn., based outpatient clinic agreed to pay more than $1.1 million dollars to settle allegations it knowingly and improperly billed Medicare electro-acupuncture using auricular stimulation devices.
6. The CEO of a Houston-based pharmaceutical company was convicted on all 15 charges against him for leading a scheme to fraudulently bill payers for expensive topical creams.
7. A San Diego physician and her former medical practice agreed to pay $3.8 million to settle allegations she knowingly submitted false claims to Medicare and Tricare.
8. A San Diego neurosurgeon was among four charged in connection with a scheme involving nearly $100 million in fraudulent workers’ compensation charges.
9. Teva Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay $425 million to resolve allegations that the company funneled kickbacks through copay assistance foundations.
10. Two California residents are accused of a scheme to defraud Medicare out of more than $54 million through hospice and diagnostic testing services that were never provided.
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