Overheated Electrical Device Causes $7,000 Fire at Michigan Nursing Home
An overheated portable patient/visitor temperature reading machine was listed as the cause of a late Wednesday night fire at Pinnacle Care of Battle Creek on Wagner Drive.
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Sleep Clinic Owner Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Submitting over $1.5M in Fraudulent Claims
Jeremy Gober, 43, of Hanford, was sentenced to 46 months in prison Wednesday for committing healthcare fraud and aggravated identity theft. According to court documents, Gober co-owned and co-operated Got…
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Michigan Physician Sentenced for Practicing without a License
A Michigan physician was sentenced to 30 days in jail for practicing medicine without a license, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on May 29, 2024. He also received a…
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California AG Advocates for Greater Regulation and Enforcement of Private Equity Healthcare Transactions and Abuses
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a multistate coalition of 11 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter in response to the Federal Trade Commission, the US Department of Justice,…
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Georgia Woman Pleads Guilty to Obstructing Justice in Civil Investigation
The owner of Middle Georgia Family Rehab has admitted in federal court to ordering two employees to illegally alter documents during a federal civil investigation into alleged improper healthcare billing…
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Queens and Brooklyn-Based Eye Doctor Settles Healthcare Fraud Claims for More Than $2.4 Million
Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Letitia James, New York State Attorney General, and Naomi Gruchacz, Special Agent-in-Charge, US Department of Health and Human…
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The Vermont Attorney General’s Office announced on June 3, 2024, that it had filed civil enforcement actions against two Vermont Medicaid providers for fraud. The lawsuits, currently pending in Vermont…
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Chronic Disease Management Provider to Pay $14.9M to Resolve Alleged False Claims
Bluestone Physician Services of Florida LLC, Bluestone Physician Services, PA and Bluestone National LLC, operating in Florida, Minnesota and Wisconsin, respectively, have agreed to pay $14,902,000 to resolve allegations that…
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Pharmacy Owner and Physician Charged with Illegally Diverting Oxycodone for Cash
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Frank A. Tarentino III, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug…
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Former Employee Alleges Disability and Pregnancy Discrimination against Oak Street Health
Jazmin Jones has filed a comprehensive complaint against Oak Street Health MSO, LLC, alleging multiple violations of federal employment laws.
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