Nursing Home Employee Charged with Fentanyl Distribution
On February 7, 2024, in federal court in Central Islip, a complaint was unsealed charging a man (Defendant 1) and a woman (Defendant 2) with…
HHS Finalizes New Provisions to Enhance Integrated Care and Confidentiality for Patients with Substance Use Conditions
Today, the US Department of Health and Human Services, through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration…
Illinois AG Obtains Conviction of Physician Who Defrauded State Out of More than $1 Million of Medicaid Funding
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a Cook County judge found a suburban physician guilty of defrauding the state out of more than $1.2 million in…
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Trafficking Stolen Medical Products from VA Medical Center
US Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten announced that Steven William Anderson, Jr., 45, of Selinsgrove, PA, was sentenced to 78 months…
Pharmacy Owner and Administrator Admit Roles in Multimillion-Dollar Healthcare Fraud and Kickback Scheme
The co-owner and the administrator of a Union City, New Jersey, pharmacy admitted their roles in conspiracies to defraud pharmacy benefit managers and healthcare benefit…
Couple Selling Fentanyl in Nursing Home Parking Lot Charged with Distribution Conspiracy
On February 7, 2024, in federal court in Central Islip, a complaint was unsealed charging Levar Jackson and Jaclyn Misuraca with conspiring to distribute fentanyl.…
Androgynous Nurse with Feminine Pronouns and a Beard Sues over Treatment at Orientation
An androgynous person with a beard who uses she/her pronouns is suing after she says she was mistreated during orientation at a Philadelphia nursing home.
Hospital System Settles Malicious Insider Cybersecurity Investigation for $4.75 Million
On February 6, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced a settlement with a non-profit hospital…
Texas Doctor Convicted of Illegally Prescribing Highly Addictive Opioids
Following an 8-day trial, a Texas doctor who unlawfully prescribed powerful opioids has been convicted of one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance…
Deadly ‘Candida auris’ Fungal Infection Spreading Rapidly across US with 60% Death Rate
A deadly fungal infection is spreading quickly across the US, with a death rate as high as 60%. This rare fungus, known as ‘Candida auris’,…