Two owner-operators of three Arizona medical companies have pleaded guilty to billing more than $1.2 billion in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare and other government health programs in less than two years, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said.
Medicare, the health insurance program for the elderly, requires healthcare given to patients, including supplies and procedures, to be necessary as determined by a provider who has not been influenced by incentives, including cash or gifts. Medicare considers it fraudulent for a supplier or provider to bill the agency for unnecessary care.
