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West Suburban Doctor Pleads Guilty to Causing $4 Million Loss to Medicare by Falsely Approving Unnecessary Treatment

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2015.  A west suburban physician pleaded guilty in federal court today to a charge that he fraudulently certified Medicare patients as confined to the home, allowing healthcare agencies to bill Medicare for unnecessary in-home treatment.

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As an employee and part-owner of Bloomingdale-based Home Care Physicians Inc., DR. ARTHUR DAVIDA received referrals from home-health agencies asking him to certify the patients as confined to the home.  Although he knew that at least 20…

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