Medicare Fraud Exposed: Iowa Nurse Allegedly Scammed $1 Million in Medical Equipment Kickback Scheme
Des Moines, Iowa – A state-licensed advanced registered nurse practitioner from Des Moines is facing accusations of defrauding Medicare by prescribing unnecessary medical devices in exchange for kickbacks. The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a civil lawsuit against Ashley Brown, alleging that she prescribed “unreasonable and medically unnecessary” durable medical equipment for 660 Medicare beneficiaries, resulting in a loss of over $1 million for the program. According to the Justice Department, the prescriptions were …