Four people indicted for $931 million telemedicine fraud scheme

Modern Healthcare: Federal officials indicted four people in Tennessee for an alleged scheme that involved using telemedicine to bilk insurers out of about $174 million.

The defendants allegedly submitted at least $931 million of fraudulent claims after tricking tens of thousands of patients and more than 100 doctors.

Peter Bolos, Andrew Assad, Michael Palso and Larry Everett Smith were each charged with conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, mail fraud and introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce, according to the U.S. Justice Department.

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