Saturday, July 24, 2010
Martinsburg Physician Charged With Health Care Fraud
WEST VIRGINIA....
Fifty-four year old Danine Rydland, a female Martinsburg obstetrician/gynecologist has been charged with 38 counts of health care fraud. Prosecutors say, between June 2004 and September 2008, Rydland devised a scheme in which she helped prepare and submit inflated claims to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, the Public Employees Insurance Agency and Unicare. In some cases, she allegedly billed for prolonged services that weren't provided or could not document the amount of time spent in direct contact with patients. If convicted, she could face up to 10 years in prison and $250,000 in fines on each count.
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