DOJ Concludes that Colorado Violates Americans with Disabilities Act for Residents in Nursing Homes
After an investigation into Colorado’s care for people with disabilities who reside in nursing homes, the Department of Justice (DOJ) concluded that the state unnecessarily segregates people with physical disabilities…
Read More »Former Payroll Manager Pleads Guilty to Several Tax Offenses
The Department of Justice US Attorney’s Office District of Connecticut announced that a former payroll manager of a Connecticut home healthcare company has pled guilty to one count of conspiracy…
Read More »White House Announces Reforms to Improve Safety and Quality of Care in Nursing Homes
On February 28, 2022, President Biden announced a set of reforms designed to improve the safety and quality of nursing home care, hold nursing homes accountable for the care that…
Read More »Ten Individuals Charged with Money Laundering Scheme to Defraud Medicare
An indictment was filed on February 25, 2022, against ten persons in Florida for their alleged roles in a $67 million healthcare fraud, wire fraud kickback, and money laundering scheme….
Read More »Pennsylvania Treatment Facility Intentionally Not Paying Overtime
An investigation by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division determined that a Pennsylvania treatment center manually deducted a 30-minute break, even from nurses who were unable to…
Read More »Fourteen Individuals Accused of Stealing $4.2 Million in Hospice Deceptive Scam
Fourteen individuals have been accused of stealing more than $4.2 million from Medicare and Medi-Cal programs. The fourteen individuals who were arrested are from two California hospice companies accused of…
Read More »Excluded Psychiatrist Results in Allegations of Violating the False Claims Act
A Connecticut geriatric and adult psychiatry LLC and its owner have been accused of filing false claims. The allegations stem from accusations that the Connecticut psychiatry company and its owner…
Read More »March 1 Is Deadline for Reporting PHI Breaches Affecting Fewer Than 500 People
All covered entities must report any Protected Health Information (PHI) breaches to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). If the breach affected more than 500 individuals, then…
Read More »Two Michigan Healthcare Facilities Violated the FLSA Overtime Requirement
Investigations by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Michigan Division have found that two healthcare facilities violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). A total of $259,647 has…
Read More »Two Women Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Healthcare Fraud
Two women, one from Colorado and the other from Houston, have been sentenced in federal court for their roles a multimillion dollar Medicare Fraud Scheme. Each woman pled guilty to…
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