Missouri Nursing Home Resident Now Charged with Second-Degree Murder
A Missouri nursing home resident who was accused of seriously injuring another resident on July 13, has now been charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. The charges were…
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Woman Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Repay over $1.2M for Pandemic-Related Healthcare Fraud
US Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Melissa J. Watson, of Slidell, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Darrel J. Papillion to twelve months and one day in…
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SAMHSA Releases Annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Today, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released the results of the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and…
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Eye Practice Settles Allegations of False Claims and Kickbacks for $460,000
Burlington County Eye Physicians (BCEP), an ophthalmology practice with locations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and Dr. Gregory H. Scimeca, an ophthalmologist and the owner of BCEP, have agreed to…
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Cleveland Nursing Home Evacuated after AC Unit Catches on Fire
Patients at Gateway Health & Rehab in Cleveland were evacuated early Sunday after a fire broke out inside an air-conditioning unit, according to a press release from White County Public…
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Precision Lens Agrees to Pay $12M to the United States for Kickbacks to Doctors in Violation of the FCA
Precision Lens and the estate of its former principal, Paul Ehlen, have agreed to pay the United States $12 million to resolve a case involving kickback payments to ophthalmic surgeons…
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Man Accused of Severely Beating Nursing Home Resident Now Facing 2nd-Degree Murder Charge
A man accused of seriously injuring a resident at Senath South Health Care Center is facing upgraded charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action.
Read More »United States Files Complaint Alleging Healthcare System Violated the Stark Law
The United States has filed a complaint against a healthcare system located in Tennessee and North Carolina, alleging it violated the Stark Law and thereby submitted false claims to the…
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Nurse Assaulted at New York Nursing Home, Resident Arrested
Utica Police Department officers were called to the Grand nursing facility regarding an assault on a nursing staff member by a resident.
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DOL Recovers $135K for 57 Employees Denied Overtime by Minnesota Homecare Provider
The Department of Labor (DOL) has recovered $135,000, representing $67,500 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages, for 57 employees of Axis Home PCA Agency Inc. after…
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