A group of Florida pharmacy owners has been charged for their parts in a massive alleged US$1 billion health care fraud scheme.
Synergy Pharmacy Services and Precision Pharmacy Management, two compounding pharmacies based in the Tampa Bay Area, were named in an indictment claiming conspiracy to commit health fraud, mail fraud and "introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce".
Court documents indicate that from 01 Jun 2015 until Apr this year the pharmacy's owners conspired to deceive more than 100 doctors across the USA and tens of thousands of patients.
The "elaborate telemedicine scheme" claims doctors approved prescriptions for pain creams without knowing the prices were massively marked up, with the defendants billing the costs to private insurance carriers.
The case alleges the pharmacy owners submitted US$931 million in fraudulent claims for payment, according to the Palm Harbor Patch.
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