Tag: hhs oig

Paint & Fleece: Medicare Hit for $200K
⏱ 2 min read Irina Segal, owner of Segal Arts in Bucks County, PA, is paying up $200,000 to resolve allegations of a cold-hearted Medicare scam. Prosecutors say Segal billed the program for individual occupational therapy sessions, but was actually running group art classes at assisted living facilities across Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The scheme…

Arts & Crafts Fraud: Medicare Hit for $200K
⏱ 2 min read Irina Segal, the owner of Bucks County’s Segal Arts, LLC, just cut a check for $200,000 to settle a federal fraud case, admitting she ripped off Medicare by billing for occupational therapy that patients never received. Segal allegedly swapped legitimate, individualized care for group arts and crafts sessions at facilities in…

