Eight Indicted in $25 Million DME Kickback Scheme

A federal grand jury indictment unsealed Tuesday charges eight people with defrauding California workers' compensation carriers out of $25 million by paying kickbacks to providers who referred patients for hot/cold and shockwave therapies could be just the tip of the iceberg. U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy said in a statement announcing the indictments that more charges are likely to follow. "Today's indictments are only the first wave of charges in what we believe is rampant corruption on the part of some physicians and chiropractors in their dealings with the health care system in ...