NC Woman Sentenced in Connection with Multi-Million Dollar Medicaid Fraud Scheme
A Yadkinville woman was sentenced to 24 months of imprisonment, 13 months of home detention, and two years of supervised release in connection with a…
CMS Issues Revisions to the Special Focus Facility Program
On January 28, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a revised memorandum updating its Special Focus Facility (SFF) program. The revisions…
Arthritis & Rheumatology Center and Owner settle False Claims Act case for $2.18M
Arthritis & Rheumatology Center, P.C. (“ARC”) and its owner, Jatin Patel, M.D., will pay $2.18 million to settle allegations that ARC used medical assistants to…
CDC Releases New COVID “Up to Date” Definition
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has provided a new definition of what constitutes “up to date” with COVID vaccination.
Arkansas AG Announces Two Convictions and Arrest Made by Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing an arrest and two convictions made recently by his office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU): On…
Florida AG Announces Arrests in Central Florida Medicaid Fraud Scheme
Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Alexander McKinnie and Kara Morrison were arrested on charges related to a scheme to defraud Florida’s Medicaid program. An investigation…
Louisiana Chiropractor Sentenced for Healthcare Fraud
John Dennis Michael Peyroux, age 58, of Slidell, Louisiana, was sentenced on January 26, 2026 for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud in connection with a…
Repeat Healthcare Fraud Offender Sentenced for Defrauding New Hampshire Medicaid
A Florida man was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for causing psychotherapy sessions to be fraudulently billed to New Hampshire Medicaid.…
Dozens of Residents Displaced After Water Line Bursts in Tennessee Nursing Home
Dozens of nursing home residents have been displaced after a water line burst in a Hawkins County nursing home, officials said Thursday morning.
Managing Director of NJ Residential Facility Admits to Embezzling over $544,000
A New Jersey woman admitted to embezzling more than $544,000 from a residential facility in Maywood, New Jersey, where she was employed, Senior Counsel Philip…