Event Brief
HealthSplash CEO convicted in $1B Medicare fraud scheme
Filed: May 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
Summary: Brett Blackman was convicted of healthcare and Medicare fraud involving kickbacks for medically unnecessary braces.
WHO: Brett Blackman; U.S. Department of Justice
WHAT: A healthcare software CEO was convicted for running a Medicare fraud scheme using telemedicine doctors and pharmacies to bill for medically unnecessary orthotic braces.
WHEN: May 14, 2026 at 3:54 PM ET
WHERE: Florida
WHY: The conviction followed charges that Blackman and co-conspirators used sham contracts and manipulated documents to generate false doctors' orders and bill Medicare for unnecessary items.
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