When a doctor or healthcare professional advises that a person needs a back brace, Medicare Part B covers eligible expenses from the durable medical equipment (DME) benefit. Out-of-pocket expenses ...

As part of the complex operation, doctors got kickbacks for prescribing unneeded back ... the durable medical equipment companies and billed Medicare. Equipment companies would ship the braces ...

On Tuesday, the federal government took action against several telemedicine companies, dozens of durable medical equipment companies ... sent two knee and two back braces. "I didn't order nothing ...

A former Kentucky resident was sentenced for engaging in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud in connection with durable ...

Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage cover durable medical equipment (DME) that is medically necessary, prescribed for use at home, and obtained from an approved supplier. Original Medicare ...

While prescriptions for durable medical equipment, such as orthotic ... doctors to prescribe unnecessary back, shoulder, wrist and knee braces to beneficiaries. The DOJ charged 24 people ...

The Exchange also offers equipment online at ShopMyExchange.com. Since 100 percent of Exchange earnings support ... DME store and other Exchange facilities puts JBLM shoppers' money back into ...

The companies claimed to provide seniors with medical braces. As part of our Emmy-award winning series into medicare fraud through the use of DME equipment ... agreed to pay back more than ...

Medicare covers knee braces when they are medically necessary. For something to be medically necessary, a person must need it to help treat or diagnose an illness, injury, disease, or the symptoms ...