Health Care Inc.: DOJ’s new Medicaid fraud approach, HHS cuts

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A double whammy for fraudsters

In 2022, a 58-year-old Idaho lady was jailed and ordered to repay over $200,000 for defrauding Idaho’s Medicaid program. Jana Miller owned an organization that offered dwelling well being and different providers to individuals with developmental disabilities, however in early 2021, she was discovered to have engaged in fraudulent billing.