Florida Father and Son Charged in $28M Healthcare Fraud Scheme
Two Florida men were arraigned on charges relating to their roles in a multimillion-dollar durable medical equipment (DME) and prescription drug healthcare fraud and kickback scheme. Nicholas A. Alberino, 61,…
Read More »89-Year-Old Found Dead After She Went Missing from Assisted Living Center
An 89-year-old woman was found dead after she went missing from an assisted living and memory care facility in Georgia, police said.
Read More »UCHealth Agrees to Pay $23M for Fraudulent Billing Allegations
University of Colorado Health, known as UCHealth and headquartered in Aurora, Colorado, has agreed to pay $23 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act in seeking…
Read More »Nursing Home Fined for Failing to Treat Pressure Ulcer Leading to Resident’s Death
An Iowa nursing home was fined $9,000 after failing to treat a pressure ulcer that contributed to the death of a resident. According to state records, the woman was admitted…
Read More »Florida Eye Clinic to Pay $1.3M for Fraudulent Cranial Ultrasound Claims
Brandon Eye Associates PA, an ophthalmology practice with offices in Brandon, Sun City and Plant City, Florida, has agreed to pay $1.3 million to resolve alleged violations of the False…
Read More »US Attorney’s Office Increases Efforts to Prosecute Healthcare Fraud
Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that in the last several months, the office she leads prosecuted several significant cases that protected patients,…
Read More »Justice Department Sues to Block UnitedHealth’s Acquisition of Amedisys
The Justice Department, together with the Attorneys General of Maryland, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York, filed a civil antitrust lawsuit to block UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UnitedHealth)’s proposed $3.3 billion…
Read More »Home Healthcare Agency to Pay $810K in Back Wages, Damages to 196 Employees
The US Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment requiring a Pennsylvania home healthcare agency and its owner to pay $810,320 in back wages and liquidated damages to 196…
Read More »Nursing Home Resident Opens Fire on Staff over Unmet Repair Requests
A man who opened fire at an assisted living facility in Ohio on November 9 has been identified as a 70-year-old resident who was allegedly mad that his repair requests…
Read More »Iowa Care Facility Fined $9,000 for Infection, Death
An Iowa care facility has been fined $9,000 for failing to treat a bed sore that contributed to a resident’s death, with state records indicating the woman was admitted on…
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