(He created emotional turmoil for these individuals and their families who thought their days were numbered.) This caused patients who were otherwise healthy to be unnecessarily placed on hospice. Investigators found that company representatives lied to patients and families about their health status by indicating death was imminent, when it was not. (Olivera didn’t care about the patients’ quality of care, just how much money he could make off of them.) When clinical staff at Mhiramarc brought it to Olivera’s attention that some beneficiary referrals did not qualify to receive hospice services, he overruled their objections and placed the beneficiaries on hospice. (So, he not only broke the law, but also took advantage of vulnerable patients who did not need the services prescribed.)įrom 2011 to 2018, Olivera and others paid illegal kickbacks to patient recruiters for the referral of hospice beneficiaries to Mhiramarc. He admitted to being a part of an illegal kickback scheme involving patient referrals for unnecessary hospice services.
Olivera pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud in November 2020. (Unfortunately, some people at the top use their high- ranking positions within an organization to carry out fraud because they somehow rationalize that they are above the law.) Olivera worked as an administrator for a Southern California-based home health and hospice agency, Mhiramarc Management LLC (Mhiramarc), during the time the Medicare fraud scheme occurred. Antonio Olivera was sentenced for his role in a Medicare fraud scheme that resulted in $28 million in fraudulent claims.
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