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Bevin (KY) Running Mate Mentioned In Medicare Fraud Lawsuit
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Kentucky was one of a dozen doctors federal authorities said received improper gifts from a home health agency.
State Sen. Ralph Alvarado is the running mate of Republican Gov. Matt Bevin. News outlets report the U.S. attorney’s office argued in a lawsuit that Nurses Registry and Home Health broke the law by giving gifts to Alvarado and other doctors to entice them to refer patients. The company settled in 2015 for $16 million.
Court documents show Alvarado received $12,000 in campaign contributions between 2004 and 2010, plus two tickets to University of Kentucky basketball games, tickets to a “coaches night” event and a gift basket in 2010.
Alvarado wasn’t named as a defendant in the civil case or charged. He criticized the reports as an attempt to smear his good reputation.
https://lex18.com/news/2019/02/06/bevin-running-mate-mentioned-in-medicare-fraud-lawsuit/
State Sen. Ralph Alvarado is the running mate of Republican Gov. Matt Bevin. News outlets report the U.S. attorney’s office argued in a lawsuit that Nurses Registry and Home Health broke the law by giving gifts to Alvarado and other doctors to entice them to refer patients. The company settled in 2015 for $16 million.
Court documents show Alvarado received $12,000 in campaign contributions between 2004 and 2010, plus two tickets to University of Kentucky basketball games, tickets to a “coaches night” event and a gift basket in 2010.
Alvarado wasn’t named as a defendant in the civil case or charged. He criticized the reports as an attempt to smear his good reputation.
https://lex18.com/news/2019/02/06/bevin-running-mate-mentioned-in-medicare-fraud-lawsuit/