COSHOCTON, Ohio (AP) — Ohio officials say a formerpharmacist convicted in a $2.1 million health
care fraud scheme has beensentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison.Barbara Elise Miller of Coshocton was sentenced
Thursday in federal court in Akron.Astatement from Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor, the state insurance director,
saysMiller’s conviction stemmed from charges that she defrauded state,federal and private medical insurance
companies. Prosecutors say shealso was ordered to pay $2.1 million in restitution.Authoritiessay Miller
owned Three Rivers Infusion and Pharmacy Specialists inCoshocton, in east-central Ohio, and carried out the
scheme between 2003and 2009.Authorities say Miller used a false provider name,overstated time needed to
provide injections and made fraudulent claimsabout drug dosage.Miller’s attorney didn’t immediately return a
call Thursday.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.COSHOCTON, Ohio (AP) — Ohio officials say a formerpharmacist convicted
in a $2.1 million health care fraud scheme has beensentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison.Barbara Elise Miller
of Coshocton was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Akron.Astatement from Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor, the
state insurance director, saysMiller’s conviction stemmed from charges that she defrauded state,federal and
private medical insurance companies. Prosecutors say shealso was ordered to pay $2.1 million in
restitution.Authoritiessay Miller owned Three Rivers Infusion and Pharmacy Specialists inCoshocton, in
east-central Ohio, and carried out the scheme between 2003and 2009.Authorities say Miller used a false
provider name,overstated time needed to provide injections and made fraudulent claimsabout drug
dosage.Miller’s attorney didn’t immediately return a call Thursday.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All
rightsreserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.