Elizabeth Hernandez, a nurse practioner in Miami, Florida, fraudulently billed Medicare for more than $200 million in orthotic braces and genetic tests.
A federal jury in Miami convicted a Florida nurse practitioner of heath-care conspiracy and other charges for playing a key role in a scheme that swindled hundreds of millions of dollars from Medicare.
Elizabeth Hernandez, 45, fraudulently billed Medicare for more than $200 million in orthotic braces and genetic tests that were medically unnecessary, according to the Department of Justice.And,"In 2020, Hernandez ordered more cancer genetic tests for Medicare beneficiaries than any other provider in the nation, including oncologists and geneticists," the department said.
Elizabeth Hernandez, 45, fraudulently billed Medicare for more than $200 million in orthotic braces and genetic tests that were medically unnecessary, according to the Department of Justice.Hernandez, who was found guilty Thursday by jurors after a trial that lasted several days, participated in a broad scheme in which telemarketing companies would contact Medicare patients to convince them to request unnecessary braces and tests, the DOJ said.