Tennessee Physician Settles False Claims Act Violation Allegations for $285,000
A Tennessee family physician and his practice have paid $285,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by improperly charging Medicare, Medicaid (TennCare), and TRICARE healthcare programs…
Read More »Employees of PA Group Home Accused of Abusing and Videoing Disabled Resident
Police in a Pennsylvania community recently arrested and filed ten counts of abuse of a care-dependent person against two direct support providers in a Pennsylvania group home. The women are…
Read More »Large Durable Medical Equipment Company to Settle False Claims Act Allegations by Paying US $37.5 Million
A Southern California-based company doing business in South Carolina, Iowa, New York, and other states through manufacturing and distribution of durable medical equipment (DME) for sleep apnea and other sleep-related…
Read More »Nineteen-Year-Old Arrested for Alleged Financial Exploitation of Alabama Nursing Home Residents
Police recently arrested and charged a 19-year-old former employee of an Alabama nursing home after serving a search warrant on the woman’s home. Police said the woman is accused of…
Read More »Man Sought in Florida Nursing Home Resident’s Murder Believed to Have Used the Access Code to Enter the Building
Police are still searching for the man who killed a 95-year-old resident in a Florida nursing home, fled the building, and who continues to avoid arrest. It is believed that…
Read More »86-Year-Old Resident Killed by 65-Year-Old Roommate in Virginia Nursing Home
A 65-year-old resident in a Virginia nursing home has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 86-year-old roommate. The police responded to a call that a person…
Read More »Former Nurse’s Aide Paroled after Serving 30 Years for Role in 1987 Michigan Nursing Home Deaths
More than thirty years after pleading guilty and being imprisoned for her role in the murders of five residents in a Michigan nursing home, one of the two aides imprisoned…
Read More »Employee of Pennsylvania Home Healthcare Service Provider Pleads Guilty in Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy
A 54-year-old Pennsylvania man recently pleaded guilty in federal court to one count each of conspiracy to defraud the Pennsylvania Medicaid program and healthcare fraud. During his plea hearing, the…
Read More »Tennessee Doctor Faces Charges in $7 Million Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy
A Tennessee physician, who operated as a consulting provider for a Florida-based telehealth and marketing company and a physician staffing company located in Georgia, faces federal charges for his role…
Read More »Owner of Michigan Counseling Treatment Center Charged with Medicaid Fraud
Michigan’s Attorney General (AG) recently announced the filing of 20 felony counts of Medicaid Fraud against the owner of a counseling treatment center. The charges resulted from an investigation that…
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