EEOC Sues Michigan Healthcare System for Religious Discrimination
A Michigan healthcare system violated federal law when it failed to provide a religious accommodation to an applicant and declined to hire him because of…
Five Charged in an $11 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme
Five individuals, including a physician and a certified social worker, were charged in a Second Superseding Indictment for their alleged roles in an $11 million…
Podiatrist Sentenced for Fraudulently Billing Medicare Nearly $2M under False Identity
A Michigan podiatrist was sentenced today to seven years in prison for orchestrating a health care fraud conspiracy that resulted in almost $2 million in…
Iowa Nursing Home Staff Abused Residents through Intimidation, Punishment
A southern Iowa nursing home has been cited by the state for abusing two of its residents through unreasonable intimidation and punishment.
Crews Respond to Fire at Iowa Nursing Home
Firefighters responded to an overnight fire in a laundry room at a nursing home in Des Peres, Iowa, after a call came in around 1:35…
Nursing Facility Fined and at Risk of Losing License after Last Year’s Poisoning Deaths
The California nursing facility where two residents died in August 2022, after accidentally being served dishwashing fluid, is now facing a large fine and the…
Two Pharmacy Owners Charged with $29M Healthcare Fraud Scheme
Two New York men were charged for their alleged participation in a scheme to submit false and fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid for medically…
Medical Practice and Its Owners to Pay $1 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Two doctors and their medical practice have agreed to pay $1 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by allegedly performing…
Michigan Doctor Pleads Guilty to $925,000 Fraud Scheme
A Dearborn Heights doctor, Fares Yasin, age 59, pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicare of more than $925,000 in healthcare payments. According to court records, Yasin…
Illinois Nursing Home Residents Left without Medical Care for Hours
Police are now investigating a severe staffing shortage in a north suburban Lincolnshire nursing home after several residents with dementia were left to fend for…