Tricare
CHI St. Vincent Reaches Agreement with Centene
The renewal agreement will allow patients to maintain in-network access to CHI St. Vincent services, including those covered through Qualchoice, Ambetter, ARHome and Allwell Medicare Advantage plans. read more >
Arkansas Doctor Gets 8-Year Sentence in Kickback Scheme
Joe David “Jay” May also was ordered to pay $4.63 million in restitution. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Alexander Doctor Found Guilty in $10M Tricare Scheme
Joe David "Jay" May was convicted of paying and receiving kickbacks for writing prescriptions for compounded drugs. May plans to appeal. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
9th Defendant Pleads Guilty in $12M Tricare Scheme
Kenneth Myers Jr., 43, of Alpharetta, Georgia, formerly of Little Rock, pleads guilty in U.S. District Court in connection with a multimillion-dollar fraud involving prescription drugs. read more >
Another Defendant Pleads Guilty in $12M Tricare Scheme
Blake Yoder, 39, of Scott, pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in connection with a multimillion fraud scheme involving prescription drugs, making him the eighth defendant to do so. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Criminal Case for Physician Set for January
The Arkansas State Medical Board is keeping a close eye on the pending federal criminal case of a doctor charged in connection with a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme involving prescription drugs. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Feds Seek to Keep Money From Tricare Kickback Scheme
In December, an attorney for Be Well Enterprises LLC delivered a check for $62,633 to the office of Cody Hiland, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas. read more >
2 Charged in Scheme to Defraud Military Insurer Tricare
An Arkansas doctor and a medical sales representative have been accused of taking part in a scheme which defrauded the U.S. military’s health insurer of more than $12 million. read more >
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Little Rock Medical Sales Rep, 3 Others Plead Guilty to Multimillion-Dollar Tricare Scheme
A Little Rock medical sales rep and three others recently pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Little Rock in connection with a multimillion prescription drug kickback scheme involving the U.S. military's health insurer. read more >
by Mark Friedman -