Improving Payment Accuracy for Physician Services in Skilled Nursing Facilities
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an update to improve payment accuracy for physician services provided in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) as detailed in the MLN Matters…
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Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 21 Months’ Imprisonment for Paying Healthcare Kickbacks
Richard G. Frohling, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that, on March 21, 2025, Justin Drew Hanson was sentenced to 21 months’ incarceration for paying…
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Texas Woman Arrested for Assaulting a Nurse at Christus Mother Frances Hospital
A woman from Katy, Texas was arrested in Hopkins County on March 21, 2025, after allegedly assaulting a nurse providing care at Christus Mother Frances Hospital.
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HHS Environmental to Pay $400,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
HHS Environmental, LLC, a company providing janitorial and other services to hospitals nationwide, will pay $400,000 and provide other equitable relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the…
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Hollywood Hills Man Sentenced for Paying Nearly $2.9 Million in Kickbacks
A Hollywood Hills man was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for paying illegal kickbacks for patient referrals to his addiction treatment facilities located in Orange County. Casey Mahoney,…
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Three Convicted for Fraudulently Billing over $8 Million to Medicare and Medicaid
A federal jury convicted a Kentucky doctor, a Texas businessman, and a Kentucky woman for their roles operating a scheme out of a series of addiction treatment facilities in Kentucky…
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On March 21, 2025, Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced the sentencing of two women involved in the financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult in an assisted living facility…
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NJ Pain Clinic Admits Healthcare Fraud and Agrees to Criminal and Civil Penalties
A pain clinic with locations in Atlantic, Cape May, and Cumberland Counties admitted to overbilling insurance companies for services provided. Pain Specialists, PA, with locations in Northfield, Vineland, and Cape…
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California Doctors Settle $375K Fraud Allegations Over Electroacupuncture Devices
Zachary J. Lipman MD, of Chico, has paid $290,000 to the United States and Michael Woo-Ming MD, of Murrieta, has agreed to pay $85,000 to the United States to resolve…
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Caregiver Sentenced for Financial Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced the sentencing of Tavonia Stackhouse, 47, of Randallstown, Maryland, and Monica Brown, 49, of Baltimore, Maryland, relating to the financial exploitation of a vulnerable…
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