CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2014. An owner and three former employees of an Illinois hospice company, as well as the company itself, were indicted on federal health care fraud charges for allegedly engaging in an extensive scheme to obtain higher Medicare and Medicaid payments by fraudulently elevating the level of hospice care for patients. In many instances, the level of hospice care allegedly exceeded what was medically necessary or actually provided, including for some patients who did…
