Seven Indicted in Cleveland on Health Care Fraud
DOJ Press Release - On May 29, 2008, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio announced the indictment of seven individuals on various offenses in connection with the transportation of Medicaid beneficiaries in vehicles called ambulettes. The charges include mail fraud, wire fraud, health care fraud, and conspiracy. According to the press releases, ambulette services contract with the Ohio Medicaid program to transport patients in vehicles known as ambulettes. An ambulette is a specially equipped van designed for wheelchair passengers. Medicaid pays ambulette operators for driving Medicaid beneficiaries to and from Medicaid-covered appointments, so long as: (1) the patient rides in a wheelchair; (2) a medical doctor certifies the need for the wheelchair and ambulette; and (3) the ambulette itself otherwise meets safety specifications. The defendants are charged with scheming to defraud Medicaid by charging Medicaid for rides of patients who did not use wheelchairs or require the need for wheelchairs.
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