Federal prosecutors charged a Kinnelon woman with health care fraud Friday, alleging that she received $10 million in fraudulent reimbursement payments over a span of seven years.
Aysha Khan, 33, controlled and operated specialty pharmacies in New Jersey, New York, Florida and Texas, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said in a press release. She was indicted on one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and four counts of health care fraud.
Prosecutors said Khan’s pharmacies processed costly medications that treat diseases like Crohn’s, hepatitis C and rheumatoid arthritis. Khan allegedly directed the pharmacies to bill health insurance providers for medications that they didn’t actually provide to patients. And while the pharmacies generally provided the initial medications, prosecutors said the they would bill for refills without actually giving them out.
Source: Morris County pharmacy operator charged with defrauding Medicare for $10 million / yahoo!news