Optometry practice settles fraud case with feds, Maine - WCSH-TV

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Optometry practice settles fraud case with feds, Maine
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Federal prosecutors say a Maine eye care group has entered into a civil settlement agreement to resolve allegations of false claims to Medicare and others. The case concerns optometry practice Brunswick Eye Care Associates.

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[Jonathan Warner]

Sounds like much ado about nothing. I thought it was going to be about billing hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars improperly. It turns out it was just about hiring someone with a criminal record.

 

[AdminWolf]

Sounds like much ado about nothing. I thought it was going to be about billing hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars improperly. It turns out it was just about hiring someone with a criminal record.

It was such a small fine, i'd bet that they spent more administratively processing the case than the gov't recovered.