Patient Recruiter Found Guilty in $1.3 Million Medicare Kickback Scheme
Outcome
OIG enforcement action against Patient Recruiter Found Guilty in $1.3 Million Medicare Kickback Scheme for kickbacks. Penalty: $1.3 million.
Details
Patient Recruiter Found Guilty in $1.3 Million Medicare Kickback Scheme — OIG Enforcement (2026)
OIG took enforcement action against Patient Recruiter Found Guilty in $1.3 Million Medicare Kickback Scheme in MI in 2026 involving kickbacks violations in the Home Health / Home Care sector.
Penalty: $1.3 million
Violation types: Kickbacks
Entity type: Home Health Agency
Penalty type: Criminal
Location: MI
Source: Patient Recruiter Found Guilty in $1.3 Million Medicare Kickback Scheme
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