Please view the Healthcare fraud: Billing for services not rendered video below. Then read the case study below.
Benevis and Kool Smiles Dental Clinics have joined the ranks of medical professionals and businesses found guilty of defrauding the government.
Using the background reading as well as other sources, research the case against this company. After completing your research, please respond to the following questions.
Background readings:
U.S. Department of Justice (2016, July 6). Dental management company Benevis and its affiliated Kool Smiles Dental Clinics to pay $23.9 million to settle False Claims Act allegations relating to medically unnecessary pediatric dental services.
Benevis, Kool Smiles to pay $23.9 million in settlement with Department of Justice. (2018, Jan 12). ADA News.
1. Discuss the case against Benevis and Kool Smiles Dental Clinics. Be sure to explain the relationship between the two.
2. What were the actual charges filed against them?
3. What was the punishment?
4. Discuss the final outcome of the case. Was it justified? Be sure to cite reliable sources to support your analysis.
Length: Submit a 3-page paper.