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MIAMI CLINIC OWNER CONVICTED IN $24 MILLION HIV-INFUSION FRAUD

By Robert David, Esq.

On July 21, 2010, Raul S. Ramirez, 55, of Miami Gardens, FL, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, twelve counts of health care fraud, and three counts of money laundering. According to the evidence presented at trial, the fraud involved purported treatment of HIV- positive Medicare beneficiaries at RA Medical Center, 2455 W. Flagler St., Miami, Florida. Ramirez paid Medicare beneficiaries to sign papers as though they had received treatment and to allow their Medicare numbers to be used to bill Medicare. According to the evidence presented at trial, the billings were mostly for expensive drug infusion treatments for blood disorders that were claimed to be complications of the beneficiaries? HIV condition. To justify the treatments, Ramirez caused the falsification of medical records showing severe symptoms such as spontaneous bleeding...continue to full post

Full post as published by Health Care Fraud Blog on July 22, 2010 (boomark / email).