HEAT Enforcement

Multiple Texas Health Care Providers and Suppliers Charged in DOJ’s June 2024 Strike Force Takedown

HEAT Strike Force, Medicare, Medicaid & Private Payor Updates /

(July 11, 2024): Last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it has criminally charged 193 defendants with violations of various health care fraud statutes. The government estimates that the fraudulent schemes employed by the defendants resulted in losses of $1.6 billion to Federal, State, and private payor health care programs. These cases are […]

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HEAT Strike Force Update: Prosecutions in Texas Increased in March 2010

HEAT Strike Force, Regulatory Issues | Privacy | Other /

(April 3, 2010): The Federal government is taking considerable steps to stop Medicare fraud and abuse. Notably, the number of publicly-disclosed HEAT Strike Force investigations and prosecutions in Texas significantly increased last month. Two of the cases disclosed involved mental health professionals: A Psychologist was convicted of health care fraud and money laundering, in connection

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