Long Island Doctor Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud in $891,978 Kickback Scheme
On October 23, a New York doctor was charged in federal court in Boston for allegedly receiving kickbacks in exchange for ordering medically unnecessary brain scans. He has agreed to…
Read More »Tennessee Mental Health Center Owner Charged with Employment Tax Crimes
A federal grand jury in Nashville returned an indictment on October 16, 2024, charging a former mental health center owner with willfully failing to account for and pay over employment…
Read More »OCR Releases New Cybersecurity Video on Ransomware
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a new video about ransomware aimed at raising awareness and educating organizations…
Read More »DOL Recovers $317K from Home Care Provider for Unpaid Wages and Overtime Violations
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has recovered $158,868 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages from a Southern California home care provider that refused to pay…
Read More »Texas Man Found Guilty in $160 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
A 59-year-old man was convicted on all 15 counts for orchestrating a massive Medicare fraud scheme involving the fraudulent billing of expensive topical creams, announced US Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani…
Read More »Lawsuit Alleges Inadequate Care at Iowa Nursing Home Following Resident’s Death
A nursing home in Iowa, previously cited for inadequate staffing, is now facing a second wrongful-death lawsuit. The family of a 58-year-old resident who died five days after entering the…
Read More »Drug Testing Company to Pay $27 Million for Unnecessary Drug Testing and Kickbacks
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced on October 15 that his office had reached a $27 million settlement with a drug testing company to resolve allegations that it billed…
Read More »Georgia Healthcare Office Manager Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement Scheme
The former office manager of a Georgia chiropractic office was sentenced to serve more than five years in prison after a federal jury found her guilty of committing bank fraud…
Read More »Physician and Medical Practice Pay $3.8 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
A California physician and her former medical practice have agreed to pay $3.8 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting false claims to…
Read More »Behavioral Health Hospital Settles ADA Violations Involving Service Animals
On October 10, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington announced that a behavioral health hospital had agreed to implement remedial measures over the next two years…
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