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Commonwealth Health Care Company Faces Federal Charges

Nurses Registry founders Lennie and Vicki House
Nurses Registry founders Lennie and Vicki House

By Drew Adams

Murray, KY – A Kentucky health company is accused of giving doctors University of Kentucky basketball tickets and other items for referrals, then submitting Medicare claims on the services. The federal government joined whistleblowers Alisia Robinson-Hill and David Price to file an amended complaint Friday. The filing adds Nurses' Registry and Home Health Corporation and its owner Lennie House provided cash, concert and basketball tickets to doctors before claiming the expenses with Medicare.. Federal law prohibited Nurses' Registry from submitting Medicare claims that resulted from the inducements.