Dec 01, 2016
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Biggest healthcare frauds in 2016: Running list
Updated, Dec. 1, 2016
Texas home health agency owner convicted in $13 million Medicare fraud scheme - Nov. 18
Houston pharmacist admits to $5 million healthcare fraud, paid kickbacks for referrals - Nov. 18
Prime Healthcare ordered to pay workers $6.5 million over owed raises at California hospitals - Oct. 26
St. Joseph's Health to pay $2.1 million over HIPAA violations after patient data potentially made public - Oct. 19
Mylan will pay $465 million settlement over CMS classification of epipen for Medicaid Drug Rebate Program - Oct. 10
Tenet Healthcare to pay $513 million over referral, kickback scheme, DOJ says - Oct. 3
Former Tuomey Healthcare CEO Ralph Cox pays $1 million over illegal referrals - Sept. 28
North Carolina hits Blue Cross Blue Shield with record $3.6 million fine - Sept. 19
Home health agency owner gets 20-year prison sentence for fraud - Sept. 6
Mount Sinai hospitals settle lawsuit over Medicaid repayment delay - Aug. 25
Health Net fined for alleged use of severance agreements to curb whistleblowers - Aug. 17
CVS Caremark, AIG settle decades-old securities fraud case - Aug 16
Advocate Health Care agrees to $5.5 million HIPAA violation settlement - Aug. 5
University of California OKs $8.5 million payout in spine surgery cases - Aug. 1
Lexington Medical Center will pay $17 million to settle physician referral, overpayment allegations - July 29
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center pays $2.5 million to resolve whistleblower allegations - July 29
3 charged in $1 billion scheme to defraud Medicare in Florida, DOJ dubs biggest ever - July 22
Former NYC HIV/AIDS clinic owner sentenced to five years in prison for $12 million fraud - June 16
More defendants plead guilty in $600 million 'Operation Spinal Cap' fraud - June 7
Saint Michael's Medical Center to pay $450,000 to settle false claims allegations - June 2
Two California doctors convicted in $8.8 million hospice fraud face decades in prison - May 20
Chicago couple indicted in scheme to bilk Medicare out of $45 million, keep Filipino housekeeper in servitude - April 15
Former healthcare clinic consultant, biller sentenced to 11 years in prison for role in $63M fraud - April 15
Maryland doctor sentenced for insurance fraud ordered to repay $3.1 million - April 13
Houston psychiatrist sentenced 12 years for $158 million Medicaid fraud - April 7
Florida audiologist sentenced to nearly eight years in prison for healthcare fraud, other charges - March 25
New Orleans doctor, home health company owner convicted in $34 million Medicare fraud scheme - March 29
Three Detroit doctors charged as part of $5 million illegal prescription drug operation - March 11
Florida doctor pleads guilty to $2 million Medicare Advantage fraud - March 10
21st Century Oncology probes massive data breach as it settles fraud case for $34.7M - March 10
CMS hits Humana with $3.1 million penalty for Medicare Advantage, drug plan violations - March 8
Dallas-area doctors charged for roles in $13.4 Million Medicare fraud scheme - Feb. 29
Diagnostics company owner convicted in $7.5 million fraud that resulted in two patient deaths - Feb. 22
NJ doctor to pay more than $5 million to resolve false claims allegations - Feb. 15
New Jersey doctor allegedly filed millions in false Medicare claims, US Attorney's Office says - Feb. 11
10 charged in $15 million physical therapy billing fraud in Los Angeles - Feb. 1
Owner of Miami home healthcare agencies convicted in $57 million Medicare fraud scheme - Jan. 26
Texas home health owner sentenced in $375M Medicare fraud scheme - Jan. 21
California hospital will pay more than $3 million over allegations it violated physician self-referral law - Jan. 15
RehabCare, other skilled nursing facilities pay $133 million - Jan. 13
Doctor sentenced 9 years in $20 million clinic scandal tied to fraudulent prescriptions - Jan. 13
Los Angeles clinic owner sentenced in $4.5 million Medicare fraud - Jan. 6
