Jason Finkelstein
Coverage of Jason Finkelstein in the Nexus archive.
- Justice Department announces hundreds of charges in multi-billion-dollar healthcare fraud crackdown
The Justice Department announced criminal charges against 455 individuals in a healthcare fraud crackdown involving over $6.5 billion in false claims. Key cases include a nurse practitioner billing Medicaid for unnecessary procedures, a mental health company exploiting the homeless, a hospice owner paying kickbacks, and a heart doctor accused of billing for unnecessary cardiac tests for athletes, some of which led to undiagnosed fatal conditions.
- Justice Department announces hundreds of charges in multi-billion-dollar healthcare fraud crackdown
The Justice Department announced criminal charges against 455 individuals in a healthcare fraud crackdown involving over $6.5 billion in false claims. Key cases include a nurse practitioner billing Medicaid for unnecessary procedures, a mental health company exploiting the homeless, a hospice owner paying kickbacks, and a heart doctor allegedly defrauding insurers of $89 million through unnecessary tests for athletes.
- Texas doctor charged in $89M fraud case as administration pushes healthcare crackdown
A Texas doctor, Jason Finkelstein, 53, has been charged in an $89 million healthcare fraud case for billing insurers for unnecessary cardiovascular screening tests on college athletes and falsifying results without review, leading to a patient's death due to undetected heart issues. The Justice Department highlighted the case as part of a nationwide crackdown on healthcare fraud, emphasizing schemes that risk patient lives.
- Texas doctor charged in $89M fraud case as administration pushes healthcare crackdown
A Texas doctor was charged in an $89 million healthcare fraud case for billing insurers for unnecessary cardiovascular tests on college athletes and falsifying results. The indictment alleges the scheme, which spanned 2019 to 2022, included deceptive marketing and kickbacks, with one patient later dying from undetected heart issues. The Justice Department highlighted the case as part of a nationwide crackdown on healthcare fraud.
- Texas doctor charged in $89M fraud case as administration pushes healthcare crackdown
A Texas doctor, Jason Finkelstein, faces charges in an $89 million healthcare fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary cardiovascular tests for college athletes. Prosecutors allege he certified test results as normal without review, leading to undetected heart issues in a patient who later died. The Justice Department highlighted the case as part of a nationwide crackdown on healthcare fraud.