Oklahoma Hospital Employee Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Repay over $8 Million
On August 6, an Oklahoma woman who defrauded more than eight million dollars from a hospital was sentenced to 49 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release….
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Superbugs Spread to Family Members of Recently Hospitalized Patients
Family members of patients recently discharged from the hospital may have a higher risk of getting an antibiotic-resistant infection, often called a superbug, even if the patient was not diagnosed…
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Connecticut Counselor Admits Defrauding Medicaid of More Than $1.6 Million
Rachel Collins, 44, of Hamden, waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty before US District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to healthcare fraud. According to court documents…
Read More »Home Care Provider Ordered to Pay Back Wages and Fines for Overtime Violations
On August 6, 2024, the US Department of Labor (DOL) announced a federal consent judgment against a Philadelphia-based home care services provider. This judgment requires the company to pay $129,697…
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Six Indicted in Scheme to Defraud DC Medicaid Program
Omolere Omomowo, 43, a resident of Laurel, Maryland and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, who led several companies that claimed to provide mental health rehabilitative services to some of the District’s most…
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Former Medical Center Employee Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Repay over $8M
Today, US District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell sentenced Leslie Ann Ameen, 63, of Tulsa, for Wire Fraud. She was ordered to serve 49 months in prison, followed by three years…
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Philadelphia Agency to Pay $229K in Overtime Back Wages, Damages to 66 Home Care Aides
The US Department of Labor has obtained a federal consent judgment requiring a Philadelphia-based home care services provider to pay 66 home health aides $129,697 in back wages and damages…
Read More »Massachusetts Caregiver Sentenced after Pleading Guilty to Medicaid Fraud
The New Hampshire Attorney General announced that a caregiver, age 43, of Andover, Massachusetts, has been convicted of class B felony Medicaid Fraud – False Claims and class B felony…
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More Frequent Dialysis Hastens Return Home from Long-Term Care Facilities
Among patients at skilled nursing facilities, those undergoing frequent dialysis return home quicker than those receiving conventional dialysis, a new study finds.
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HHS OCR Settles Complaint with NJ Imaging Network to Resolve a Disability Complaint
Today, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) entered into a settlement with the New Jersey Imaging Network to resolve a civil rights…
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