A disturbing new phase of the opioid crisis: How rehab recruiters are luring recovering addicts into a deadly cycle
How rehab recruiters are luring recovering opioid addicts into a deadly cycle.
Category: Bad Ethics
First person found guilty of patient brokering sentenced to 3 years
Bucks drug rehab fraud made millions off patients’ relapses, Pa. attorney general charges
“Mom, When They Look at Me, They See Dollar Signs”
A look at South Floridians charged in health care fraud, opioid crackdown
Kickbacks for Florida treatment center totaling nearly 250k
California Lawmakers Want To Crack Down On Fraud At Drug Rehab Centers.
California Lawmakers Want To Crack Down On Fraud At Drug Rehab Centers. Will It Work?
Some of California’s substance abuse treatment facilities have been exploiting clients in hopes of getting big payouts from insurance companies, according to lawmakers. A handful of bills aim to rein in fraudulent practices.
Ex-PBSO deputy faces more patient brokering charges
Ex-PBSO deputy faces more patient brokering charges
Robert “Bobby” Simeone faces 25 counts of patient brokering for his ties to an unlicensed sober home on a Loxahatchee Groves horse farm.
Submitting fake insurance claims – It doesn’t pay
Sober-home operator submitted fake insurance claims, authorities say
James Durkin had operated two businesses in Boynton Beach.
Cracking down on abuses
County passes registry for some drug rehab centers to crack down on abuses
The law, requiring licensed addiction treatment providers to register annually with the county Health Care Agency, may be the first in California.
