Tag: telemedicine
Robert Tassin, Medicare Healthcare Fraud, Louisiana 2018
⏱ 3 min read A Slidell doctor got 3 years in a healthcare fraud scheme that bilked Medicare out of $6.6 million. Robert Tassin, 67, orchestrated the scam by ordering unnecessary cancer tests for patients he never met. Tassin worked with telemedicine companies, signing orders for genetic tests in exchange for a $30 fee per…
Tommie Robinson, Medicare Telemedicine Fraud, Massachusetts 2021
⏱ 2 min read An Alabama-based doctor, Tommie Robinson, has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for a $2.7 million telemedicine fraud scheme in Massachusetts. Between December 2018 and March 2021, Robinson worked with telemedicine companies to sign medical documentation for medically unnecessary durable medical equipment and genetic testing, targeting Medicare beneficiaries. The scheme…
