| Intervenes in False Claims Act Lawsuit <br /> <br /> Against Orlando, Florida-area Hospice |
, FL |
2012 |
Hospice |
$9.3B |
|
| Justice Department’s False Claims Act |
, |
2022 |
Hospice |
$5.6B |
|
| Recovers over $3 Billion from False Claims Act Cases in Fiscal Year 2019 |
, |
2020 |
Hospice |
$3B |
|
| Recovers Over $2.8 Billion from False Claims Act Cases in Fiscal Year 2018 |
, |
2018 |
Hospice |
$2.8B |
|
| Recovers Over $2.2 Billion from False Claims Act Cases in Fiscal Year 2020 |
, |
2021 |
Hospice |
$2.2B |
|
| Wound Graft Company Owners Sentenced for $1.2B Health Care Fraud and |
, AZ |
2025 |
Hospice |
$1.2B |
|
| Arizona Couple |
, AZ |
2026 |
Hospice |
$1.2B |
|
| Southern District of Texas: Nearly 50 Charged In Southern District Of Texas As Part Of National Health Care Fraud Takedo |
, TX |
2026 |
Hospice |
$360M |
|
| Hospice Medical Director Sentenced For $150 Million Hospice Fraud Scheme |
, |
2026 |
Hospice |
$150M |
|
| Owner of Texas Chain of Hospice Companies Sentenced for $150 Million Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme |
, TX |
2026 |
Hospice |
$150M |
|
| Hospice Medical Director Sentenced For $150M Hospice Fraud Scheme |
, TX |
2026 |
Hospice |
$150M |
|
| United Palliative & Hospice Company |
Houston, TX |
2017 |
Hospice |
$110M |
|
| Four More Charged In $110 Million Hospice Fraud Scheme |
, MO |
2026 |
Hospice |
$110M |
|
| Chemed Corp. and Vitas Hospice Services |
, OH |
2004 |
Hospice |
$75M |
|
| Jury Convicts Hospice Owner for Defrauding Medicare |
, MS |
2013 |
Hospice |
$62M |
|
| Attorney’s Office Recovers More Than $55 Million in Civil |
, TX |
2025 |
Hospice |
$56M |
|
| Two Los Angeles |
, |
2026 |
Hospice |
$54M |
|
| Hospice Owner Sentenced To 240 Months Imprisonment And Ordered To Repay $42 |
, MS |
2023 |
Hospice |
$42M |
|
| Santa Paula Doctor and Lancaster Patient Recruiter Arrested in Hospice Fraud Scheme that Received Over $30 Million from |
, |
2026 |
Hospice |
$30M |
|
| Sham Hospice Operations (Fichidzhyan / Esparza / Harutyunyan / Srapyan / Panosyan) |
Los Angeles, CA |
2018 |
Hospice |
$29.7M |
|
| Three Companies and Their Executives |
, OH |
2026 |
Hospice |
$19.5M |
|
| Kindred And Related Entities |
, |
2026 |
Hospice |
$19.4M |
|
| Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (successor to Kindred at Home / SouthernCare / SouthernCare New Beacon) |
Nashville, TN |
2010 |
Hospice |
$19.4M |
|
| Kindred and Related Entities |
, AL |
2024 |
Hospice |
$19.4M |
|
| Minnesota-Based Hospice Provider |
, AZ |
2026 |
Hospice |
$18M |
|
| Hospice Owner Sentenced To More Than 14 Years in Prison for Multi |
, PA |
2026 |
Hospice |
$16.2M |
|
| California Man |
, CA |
2026 |
Hospice |
$16M |
|
| Two California Residents |
, CA |
2026 |
Hospice |
$16M |
|
| Multiple Sham Hospice Companies (California) |
California, CA |
2025 |
Hospice |
$16M |
|
| Four California Residents Sentenced to Prison in Connection with $16M Hospice Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme |
, CA |
2025 |
Hospice |
$16M |
|
| Five Individuals Arrested For Defrauding Medicare Of Over $15M Through Sham Hospices And Money Laundering |
, |
2026 |
Hospice |
$15M |
|
| Multiple Bogus Hospice and Diagnostic Testing Providers (Sophia Shaklian) |
Los Angeles, CA |
2019 |
Hospice |
$14.1M |
|
| Larchmont Woman Sentenced to Nearly 3 Years in Federal Prison for Her Role in Hospice and Diagnostic Testing Fraud that |
, |
2019 |
Hospice |
$14M |
|
| Hospice Companies |
, NC |
2010 |
Hospice |
$12.2M |
|
| Hospice of Arizona and Related Entities |
, AZ |
2026 |
Hospice |
$12M |
|
| Hospice of Arizona and Related Entities |
, AZ |
2013 |
Hospice |
$12M |
|
| Glendale Woman Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for $10.6 Million Hospice Fraud Scheme Involving Kickbacks for Pat |
, |
2026 |
Hospice |
$10.6M |
|
| Covenant Hospice Inc. |
, AL |
2026 |
Hospice |
$10.1M |
|
| Creative Hospice Care, Inc. (Mahlega Abdsharafat) |
Atlanta, GA |
2017 |
Hospice |
$9.2M |
|
| Mahlega Abdsharafat and Creative Hospice |
, |
2026 |
Hospice |
$9.2M |
|
| Organizer of $9 Million Scam Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison in Scheme to Provide Hospice to Patients who were no |
, |
2026 |
Hospice |
$9M |
|
| Two Men Sentenced for Role in $9M Hospice Fraud Scheme |
, CA |
2026 |
Hospice |
$9M |
|
| Two Doctors Convicted of Falsely Certifying 'Patients' as Terminally Ill as Part of $8.8 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme |
, |
2026 |
Hospice |
$8.8M |
|
| Caris |
, SC |
2018 |
Hospice |
$8.5M |
|
| Caris Healthcare, LP |
Knoxville, TN |
2011 |
Hospice |
$8.5M |
|
| Caris Agrees |
, SC |
2026 |
Hospice |
$8.5M |
|
| Unnamed Hospice Entities (Nita Almuete Paddit Palma — Glendale, CA) |
Glendale, CA |
2017 |
Hospice |
$8.3M |
|
| Former Medical Doctor And Business Partner Indicted For $7.1 Million Medicare Health Care Fraud Scheme |
, CA |
2017 |
Hospice |
$7.1M |
|
| St. Joseph Hospice (13 facilities) |
Jackson (and LA, TX, AL), MS |
2015 |
Hospice |
$5.9M |
|
| Hospice Care Provider |
, PA |
2018 |
Hospice |
$5.9M |
|