A neurosurgeon in Michigan this week was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to a $2.8 million health care fraud scheme in which he performed unnecessary invasive spinal surgeries. Dr. Aria Sabit plead guilty to 4 counts of health care fraud, 1 count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and […]
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DoJ says recorded meeting uncovers kickback scheme at Reliance Medical
Federal investigators are pushing forward with claims against Reliance Medical Systems, saying that they have evidence that the company’s owners devised a kickback scheme to induce doctors to use Reliance spinal implants, even sometimes when patients didn’t need the procedure.
Reliance Medical sues HHS over physician-owned business ‘crusade’
Reliance Medical Systems is suing the U.S. Health & Human Services Dept. and its inspector general, Daniel Levinson, over its "crusade" against physician-owned businesses.
Last March Levinson issued a "Special Fraud Alert" labeling physician-owned entities as "inherently suspect" under Medicare’s anti-kickback rules.