ATLANTA – Nagaindra Srivastav has been sentenced on conspiracy and kickback charges for his role in selling fraudulent doctors’ orders to his co-conspirators who used the orders to obtain more than $48 million in fraudulent payments from Medicare.
LAFAYETTE, Louisiana–A federal jury has returned a guilty verdict against Kristal Glover-Wing, 50, of Broussard, Louisiana, for one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and three counts of health care fraud following a trial that lasted nearly four weeks, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. Dr. Gary M. Wiltz and Dr. Charles H. Louis were each acquitted on their charges in the indictment. Judge Robert R. Summerhays presided over the trial.
BOSTON—CareAcademy, the care enablement platform, announced the appointment of three executives to its leadership team. To support the company's growth strategy, Laura Bottino will serve as chief financial officer, Kristin Relyea will take on the role of vice president of product, design and engineering, and Tracy Huckabee is joining as vice president of content and quality.
Hospice patients will be able to receive concurrent care with Medicare Advantage as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) extended its Value-Based Insurance Design for calendar years 2025 through 2030. The extension also grants health plans the ability to restrict Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) from using out-of-network providers in 2026.
GF Health Products, Inc. (Graham-Field) announced an expansion of its offering of Sub-Acute Care and Extended Care Beds. Manufactured in the United States at the Basic American Bed facility in Fond-du-Lac, Wisconsin, the new beds take advantage of Graham-Field’s manufacturing resources to include computer-controlled laser welding, robotic assembly and an upgraded automated coating line.
A Southern California man pleaded guilty to submitting false enrollment applications to Medicare that hid the real owners of a fraudulent hospice company, which then submitted over $3.1 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare.
CINCINNATI—Quipt Home Medical Corp. (“Quipt” or the “Company”) a U.S.-based home medical equipment provider, focused on end-to-end respiratory care, announced the execution of a national insurance contract with a top five health insurer based on membership in the United States. This represents the second national insurance contract Quipt has signed since April 2022.
OMAHA, Nebraska—Enterprise content management solution WorldView announced a new partnership with Care Coordinations, designed to help home health and hospice agencies simplify, organize and automate real-time communication and care coordination between providers, caregivers and patients in care-at-home settings.
NEW YORK—DocGo a provider of last-mile mobile health services, announced Anthony Capone, CEO, will participate in a panel at HIMSS23 in Chicago, speaking on the topic of a “Virtual First Approach to Augment Consumer Care Delivery at Home.” This panel, led by Kent Dicks, founder and CEO of Life365, will explore the latest opportunities and challenges to effectively implement a virtual first approach to delivering home health care and the outlook for its demand and adoption.
