Illinois Medical Center to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
The former owner of West Suburban Medical Center, an Oak Park, Illinois hospital will pay $150,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the…
Home Health Agency to Pay $4.2 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
PruittHealth, Inc. and affiliated entities (“Pruitt”) have agreed to pay $4.2 million to resolve allegations that they submitted claims for home health services that were…
Two Florida Men Indicted in Multimillion-Dollar Healthcare Fraud Schemes
Two Florida men have been indicted for their roles in durable medical equipment and compound medication schemes involving kickbacks and fraud. Thomas Farese, 79, of…
EEOC Recovers over $484 Million for Fiscal Year 2021
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recovered more than $484 million in fiscal year (FY) 2021. The $484 million went directly to victims of…
Licensed Attorney Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Medicaid in Scheme Involving Personal Care Services
Susan Engonwei Tingwei, 44, of Silver Spring, Md., a licensed attorney, pleaded guilty to defrauding the DC Medicaid program out of more than $100,000 in…
AG Healey Sues Home Health Agency for Providing Services without Physician Authorization
As part of an ongoing effort in Massachusetts to address fraud, waste, and abuse in the home health industry, Attorney General Maura Healey announced a…
Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on Infection Prevention for Healthcare Personnel
Since its emergence in late 2019, SARS-CoV-2 continues to pose a risk to healthcare personnel (HCP) and patients in healthcare settings.
MA AG Secures $1.2 Million from Brockton Home Health Agency That Falsely Billed MassHealth
A home health agency and its owners will pay $1.2 million and enter into a comprehensive compliance program to resolve allegations that they falsely billed…
Florida Counseling Center Owner and Provider Sentenced to Federal Prison
Jason R. Coody, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced the sentencings of Stephanie Lynn Fleming, 43, and Helen Elizabeth Storey,…
MA AG Secures $800,000 from Pharmacy over Unlawful Auto-Refill Practices
Attorney General Maura Healey state’s Medicaid program, MassHealth, for automatically refilled prescription medications, for a costly prescription multivitamin that was not provided to patients, and…