Paramedic Admits to Falsely Posing as Medical Doctor and Writing Prescriptions
Acting United States Attorney April M. Leon announced on March 10, 2025, that a 35-year-old Louisiana man had pleaded guilty to making false statements related to healthcare, including posing as…
Read More »CMS Delays Implementation of Updated Nursing Home Surveyor Guidance Again
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced an additional delay in the implementation of its updated nursing home surveyor guidance. Initially set to take effect on March…
Read More »OCR Fines Health Center $200,000 for HIPAA Right of Access Violation
On March 6, 2025, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced a $200,000 civil monetary penalty against a public academic health center…
Read More »Medicare and Medicaid Payments at Risk of Diversion Through EFT Fraud Schemes
On March 3, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report highlighting the risk of fraud in the Medicare and Medicaid…
Read More »Electrical Fire at Kentucky Nursing Home Sends 20 to Hospital, Displaces Dozens
A fire at a Kentucky nursing home on March 4 sent more than a dozen residents to the hospital and displaced dozens more. Crews from the Bardstown Fire Department responded…
Read More »Minnesota Assisted Living Facility Held Responsible for Resident’s Death Due to Neglect
On February 13, 2025, the Minnesota Department of Health reported that staff at an assisted living facility failed to supervise a resident with dementia, who required safety checks every two…
Read More »Skilled Nursing Facility and Hospital Settle False Claims Allegations for over $6.5 Million
A healthcare organization operating a skilled nursing facility in Waco, Texas, and an acute care hospital in the same city have agreed to pay $6,526,851.64 to the United States and…
Read More »Sleep Disorder Center Owner Sentenced for Stealing $460K in Employment Taxes
A Virginia man was sentenced on February 25, 2025, to two years in prison for willfully failing to account for or pay employment taxes. Court documents show that the defendant,…
Read More »Massachusetts, Connecticut SNFs Facing Fraud Allegations in False Claims Act Lawsuit
The US Attorney’s Office has filed a joint complaint with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office under the federal and Massachusetts False Claims Acts against 19 skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in…
Read More »New York Sales Director Charged in $70.6M Medicare Kickback Scheme
A New York national sales director was charged on Feb 20, 2025, in federal court in Boston for allegedly conspiring to offer and pay kickbacks to doctors in exchange for…
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