Therapist’s ex-wife charged with defrauding Medicaid and stealing patient information
A 47-year-old Texas resident has been indicted for defrauding Medicaid of more than $600,000. Authorities took Kay Le Farmer into custody June 15. According to…
Eastern Idaho Nurse Practitioner Pays the Price for Unlawfully Prescribing Narcotics
Kenneth Lowther, a nurse practitioner in eastern Idaho, consented to judgment against him after admitting that he unlawfully prescribed narcotics on more than 15 occasions.…
112 residents evacuated from Maryland senior living facility after fire, explosion
An explosion and fire at a senior living facility in Bowie, Maryland, early Tuesday morning, led to the evacuation of more than 100 residents, some…
California Doctor to Pay over $9.48M, Sentenced to Prison, to Settle Fraud Allegations
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement against a Southern California doctor for submitting false claims to Medicare and Medi-Cal between the years of…
Florida AG Announces Arrest of Home Health Aide for Withholding Services from Disabled Adult
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrested a Duval County home health aide employee for falsifying time…
Alleged Healthcare Fraudster Ordered Detained after Being Arrested on a Jet Ski Headed toward Cuba
A federal judge in Miami ordered that a Hialeah resident who allegedly submitted more than $4 million in fraudulent healthcare claims to Medicare be detained…
MDH takes control of Pine Island nursing home to ensure residents’ safety
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) assumed control of Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island on Saturday due to concerns that a growing list…
Illinois Nursing Home Fined $25,000 over Resident’s Fall
An Illinois nursing home was fined $25,000 after the Illinois Department of Public Health determined it failed to implement progressive interventions to prevent falls. The…
700,000 Patients Affected by Arizona Medical Center Ransomware Attack
Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) in Arizona has announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack in April in which the attackers obtained the…
Syracuse nursing home’s record of shoddy care gets even worse, latest inspection reveals
Many resident rooms at a nursing home in Syracuse were filthy with sticky floors, brown stains on the walls, peeling wallpaper and had broken call…