Arizona AG Announces Conviction, First Prison Sentence in Medicaid Fraud Case
Attorney General Kris Mayes announced the conviction and to date, the first prison sentence in a case related to the ongoing Medicaid fraud scandal. Ariell…
Medical Device Manufacturer and Executives to Pay $12M to Settle Allegations of Improper Payments to Physicians
Spinal device manufacturer Innovasis Inc. and senior executives Brent Felix and Garth Felix agreed to pay a total of $12 million to resolve allegations that…
Michigan Physician Sentenced for Practicing without a License
Husam Thamin Abed, 54, of Sterling Heights, was sentenced to 30 days in the Kent County Jail for practicing medicine without a license, announced Michigan…
Washington State Nursing Home to Settle EEOC Harassment Charge
A nursing home in Vancouver, Washington, has agreed to provide monetary and injunctive relief to a former supervisor following an investigation by the US Equal…
1.5M Adult Portable Bed Rails Recalled Due to Entrapment and Asphyxia Hazards; Two Deaths Reported
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Medline Industries LP, of Northfield, Illinois, are announcing the recall of two models of Bed Assist Bar…
Plaintiff Alleges Illinois Nursing Home Terminated Employment Due to Disability
An RN/infection control nurse has filed a complaint against an Illinois nursing home alleging unlawful termination based on disability discrimination.
Penn Highlands Healthcare to Pay $735,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Penn Highlands Healthcare—a Pennsylvania not-for-profit corporation operating a hospital system in north, central, and western Pennsylvania—and several of its hospitals—including Penn Highlands DuBois, formerly known…
Man Crashed into Florida Nursing Home, before Shooting Deputy in Arm
A suspect is in custody after he crashed into a Bradenton nursing home before shooting a Manatee County deputy in the arm on May 24,…
Texas Doctor Convicted of $70 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
A federal jury convicted a Texas doctor on May 24, 2024, for causing the submission of over $70 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare for…
Scaffold Collapses outside Bronx Nursing Home after Part of Roof Gives Way
A scaffold collapsed Tuesday morning at a seven-story nursing home in the Bronx after a 20-foot-long portion of parapet from the roof fell onto it.