February 10, 2015

Orelvis Olivera, the owner of Miami home health care agency Acclaim Home Healthcare Inc., pleaded guilty for his role in a $6.9M Medicare fraud scheme.  Olivera admitted he and his co-conspirators billed Medicare for expensive physical therapy and home health care services not medically necessary and paid kickbacks and bribes to patient recruiters in exchange for patient referrals.  DOJ

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