Naperville man charged with healthcare fraud in $342M Medicare COVID test scheme
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Naperville Sun
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A Naperville man, Amirali Bhimani, 42, has been charged with three counts of healthcare fraud for allegedly selling Medicare beneficiary information to laboratories so they could fraudulently bill Medicare for over-the-counter COVID-19 test kits that were never requested or provided. The scheme operated over approximately six months, resulting in the federal government being billed for about $342 million, with roughly $240 million paid out to the labs involved.
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bskyNaperville man charged with healthcare fraud in $342M Medicare COVID test schemechicagotribune.comKey quotes
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Amirali Bhimani, 42, faces three counts of healthcare fraud for allegedly selling Medicare beneficiary information to laboratories so they could bill Medicare for over-the-counter COVID tests.
The actions took place over about six months and resulted in the federal government being billed for about $342 million, of which about $240 million went to the la
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