Gainesville Physician Convicted of 162 Counts of Health Care Fraud
Colasante owned and operated medical businesses known as the
In addition, Colasante billed insurance companies for counseling, treatment, and training that was never performed. Her businesses repeatedly submitted fraudulent billings for smoking-cessation treatment purportedly administered to patients who were non-smokers.
Colasante faces up to 10 years' imprisonment on each of the counts of conviction. Sentencing is scheduled for
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys
"Health care programs and patients depend on ethical practices from medical providers," said
"The
"This case is the result of coordination between multiple federal and state law enforcement agencies, working together to protect the American health care system. Crimes committed through fraudulent and excessive claims are not victimless; Americans everywhere absorb the costs of those schemes through higher insurance costs and medical bills. The
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