Michigan Couple Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud Charges
A Niles couple charged with several felony counts of Medicaid fraud through their counseling practice pleaded guilty in the Ingham County Circuit Court, Michigan Attorney…
FDA Issues Update Regarding Plastic Syringes Made in China
On March 19, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided an update about their ongoing evaluation of quality and performance issues related to…
Compliance and Ethics Program Effectiveness
Check out Med-Net’s latest podcast episode, Compliance and Ethics Program Effectiveness, on our Spotify channel. Effectiveness is the most important part of a compliance and ethics program. To ascertain effectiveness,…
SC Man Gets 9 Years in Federal Prison for Role in One of Largest Medicare Fraud Schemes in History
Andrew Chmiel, 48, of Mt. Pleasant, was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for his role in a nearly $100 million scheme related to…
Healthcare Providers Sue UnitedHealth Group over Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack
Lawsuits have started to be filed against UnitedHealth Group, Optum Inc., and Change Healthcare by healthcare providers that have been unable to access Change Healthcare’s…
OIG Releases Medicaid Fraud Control Units Annual Report for FY 2023
The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released their annual report which shows that Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCUs)…
Iowa Hospital Nurse Charged with Overdosing Patients
An Iowa hospital nurse has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that she deliberately overdosed patients with medications. The nurse was charged with six criminal…
US Attorney’s Office Reaches Settlement with Kansas Hospital after Disability Discrimination
The US Attorney’s Office has reached a settlement with a Kansas medical facility to resolve allegations that the hospital failed to reasonably accommodate a deaf…
Philadelphia Pharmacy Employees Sentenced and over $4 Million Recovered
US Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that two former pharmacy employees pleaded guilty, were sentenced, and settled civil allegations as to Philadelphia-based Spivack, Inc., previously…
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to $36.2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that Omar Solari (35, Fort Lauderdale) has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit healthcare fraud in a $36.2…