NC Health Provider to Pay $2.5M in Medicaid Fraud Settlement
United States Attorney Michael F. Easley, Jr. announced that Southeastern Behavioral Healthcare Services, LLC, a behavioral health business in Lumberton and Maxton, and its owners…
North Carolina Health Provider Receives 11-Year Sentence for Medicaid and PPP Fraud
A behavioral health services provider from Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced on November 22, 2024, to 135 months in prison for Medicaid fraud, COVID-19 fraud,…
Nursing Home Vaccination Rates Lag for COVID-19, RSV, and Influenza, CDC Finds
A report published on November 21, 2024, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that as of November 10, only 30 percent…
Florida Nurse Arrested for Stealing Fentanyl from Hospital Employer
A Florida nurse was arrested on November 20 for diverting fentanyl from his hospital employer. The 35-year-old nurse, from St. Petersburg, Florida, faces charges of…
Neurosurgeon Pays $2M to Settle Allegations Involving False Procedures
A 53-year-old Texas man has agreed to pay $2,095,946 to resolve allegations he submitted false claims for the placement of electro-acupuncture devices. Dr. Rajesh Bindal…
Behavioral Health Provider to Welcome Service Animals After ADA Settlement
The US Attorney’s Office has reached a settlement agreement with Sound Community Services, Inc., a behavioral health provider located in New London, to resolve allegations…
Ohio Medicaid to Require Electronic Verification for Some In-Home Services
More than half of Ohio Department of Medicaid-reimbursed home health services in 2022 were processed without new electronic verifications mandated by the federal government, according…
Former NH Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraud Against Bedford Women’s Care
A former New Hampshire woman pleaded guilty in federal court to charges arising out of her defrauding her prior employer. Elizabeth Morse, 55, currently of…
Criminal Convictions and Settlements Mark Latest Action in Medicare Telemedicine Fraud
On November 18, 2024, the US Attorney for the Western District of Michigan announced criminal convictions and civil settlements as part of the second wave…
HHS OCR Settles with Holy Redeemer Hospital over Disclosure of Patient’s PHI
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Holy Redeemer Family Medicine (Holy Redeemer), a…