Introduction
Healthcare fraud has become a menace to most enforcement entities in the US. In an attempt to shield wasteful spending of taxpayer money, enforcement of the healthcare law has become a priority. Task forces have been set up to curb this menace. Culprits of healthcare rackets include practitioners in the medical field and owners of healthcare firms. Our feature case is “US government vs. US Occupational Healthcare Corp” (FBI par 35).
Description of the organization
“US Occupational Healthcare Corp” is a United States healthcare firm. Its main premises are located at 205 West Randolph Street, Suite 720, Chicago, and Illinois (FBI par 36). This healthcare firm performs medical examinations. The tests conducted incorporate x-rays, pulmonary processes, and electrocardiography checks. Medical entities with appropriate specialists carry out analyses on the results.
Charges filed
The US government, represented by Rick Young filed charges against “US Occupational Health”. The charges alleged that the firm had deliberately deceived Chicago City into believing that they forwarded test results to a credible medical body for analysis. Chicago city authority had fallen prey to the Healthcare firm’s deception and believed the deal was being conducted accordingly. In reality, “US Occupational health” had illegally stamped their test results with signatures obtained from credible medical entities with a relevant specialist to perform the needed analysis.
The deal to conduct detailed tests on Police and Fire department worker was awarded to US Occupational Health. Testing of employees was to begin in September 1999 and was to last for two years. The agreement only permits three one-year extensions. Despite the deal coming to an end, US Occupational Health went on performing tests on workers as if a penned-down deal existed. “US Occupational Health” received payments equal to those stipulated in the expired contract.
US Occupational Health, the accused party had a well thought out plan that led to workers mailing the outcomes of their physical tests conducted by the defendant to the employer. The results stated that relevant and qualified specialists had analyzed the outcome. The defendant had intentionally resulted in the Chicago City making an overpayment of “Six hundred thousand dollars”.US Occupational through deliberate deception made Chicago City Authority pay it a sum of money for which the city received no value. The defendant also breached an agreement with Chicago city by not fulfilling his part of the deal.
When did it occur?
The deal to conduct a detailed test on “Police and Fire departments” worker awarded to US Occupational Health was to start in September 1999. The deal was to be executed over two years and only permitted three one-year extensions. Despite the deal’s ends, US Occupational Health went on performing tests on workers up to 2005. US Occupational Health received payments equal to those stipulated in the expired contract. The health care conducted about ten thousand examinations.
Where did this occur?
“US Occupational Healthcare Corporation” is a healthcare firm in Chicago city. It won a bid to carry out various comprehensive physical tests on workers of government and private bodies in the city. The bodies included the city’s police and fire departments whose workers have to undergo vigorous medical tests to determine their fitness. The level of fitness forms the basis of allocating tasks.
The Status of the case
US Occupational Healthcare Corporation faces charges in a case where the US Government is the aggrieved party. US Occupational Healthcare Corporation is to be arraigned in court for multiple charges that include misrepresentation, healthcare rackets, etc. The case is still in its initial stages as the court proceeding is ongoing.
Parties involved
The US government, through their attorney, Rick Young, sued on behalf of Chicago city for money paid to US Occupational Healthcare Corporation in excess. US Occupational Healthcare Corporation faces charges for intentionally deceiving Chicago City that qualified specialists analyzed the test results while indeed they had not. US Occupational Healthcare Corporation was the defendant in this case for Healthcare fraud.
Conclusion
US Occupational Healthcare faces multiple charges before a Chicago judge for misrepresentation and fraud. The accused is regarded as not guilty until the case is determined by the court. Given the above case, it is evident that US Occupational Healthcare has a case to answer for intentional trickery and breach of the agreement.
Works Cited
FBI. Fourteen Defendants Charged in Eight Separate Federal Health Care Fraud Cases. FBI. 2011. Web.
FBI. Health Care Fraud Takedown. FBI. 2011. Web.