The operator of a Philadelphia hospice-care business was indicted Wednesday for allegedly defrauding Medicare of $14.3 million.
Matthew Kolodesh, of Churchville, Bucks County, operated Home Care Hospice Inc. in the 2800 block of Grant Avenue and was charged with submitting claims to Medicare for patients who weren't eligible for hospice or who didn't receive care, U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger said.
Among the ineligible patients were people who weren't dying, according to the grand jury indictment.
Kolodesh also allegedly diverted more than $9 million from Home Care Hospice's operating account for personal use that included paying college tuition for his son and making extensive renovations to his home. He is charged with 21 counts of health-care fraud, 11 counts of money-laundering, two counts of mail fraud, and conspiracy to commit health-care fraud.