Vermont AG’s Office Settles Allegations of Abuse and Neglect with Care Home Company
Following an investigation, the Vermont Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse Unit (MFRAU) announced a settlement with an assisted living facility company. It is alleged that the company, which…
Read More »Nursing Home Resident Dies after Being Given Dishwashing Liquid Instead of Juice
A resident of a California nursing facility died, and two others were hospitalized, after they were mistakenly served dishwashing liquid as a drink. Police were called to the facility for…
Read More »Ambulance Company to Pay $90,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Case
A Texas critical care transportation company has agreed to pay $90,000 in damages and furnish other relief in order to settle a lawsuit filed by the US Equal Employment Opportunity…
Read More »Mother and Daughter Ordered to Pay $2.4M in Overtime Back Wages to Healthcare Workers
A federal court has ordered a Pennsylvania mother and daughter to pay more than $2.4 million in overtime back wages and liquidated damages, after a three-day trial confirmed the pair…
Read More »Missouri Doctor Sentenced to Year in Prison for Healthcare Fraud
A Missouri doctor was sentenced to one year in prison for a healthcare fraud scheme, and he and his wife were ordered to repay $235,977. The doctor’s wife was sentenced…
Read More »$300,640 Fine and Corrective Action Plan Follows Improper PHI Disposal Case
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services announced a settlement with a Massachusetts dermatology practice over the improper disposal of protected health information…
Read More »Illinois Nursing Home Sued over Resident’s Death from Infection
An Illinois nursing home is being sued after a resident with a history of skin wounds allegedly died from an untreated wound infection. The complaint was filed by the administrator of…
Read More »Pennsylvania Home Healthcare Agency Required to Pay $293K in Back Wages and Damages
The US Department of Labor obtained a consent judgment requiring a Pennsylvania home healthcare agency and its operator — which intentionally misclassified workers as independent contractors and misapplied an overtime…
Read More »Two Indicted for Exploiting Adult Day Care Patients in Medicare Fraud Scheme
A Texas physician and his employee were charged for their roles in a healthcare fraud scheme involving the submission of more than $3.5 million in claims to Medicare. The physician…
Read More »Hospice Agrees to Pay Nearly $1M to Settle False Claims Liability
A Texas healthcare company has agreed to pay $990,478.46 to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to Medicare for non-covered hospice services. The settlement resolves…
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