Doctor Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for $24M Medicare Fraud
On October 23, a New York doctor was sentenced to seven years in prison for causing the submission of over $24 million in fraudulent claims…
Wound Graft Company Owners Sentenced for $1.2 Billion Healthcare Fraud
In the first prosecution of its kind, the owners of several Arizona wound graft companies were sentenced to significant terms of incarceration for causing over…
SNF Revalidation Deadline Indefinitely Suspended Following New CMS Guidance
The January 1, 2026, deadline for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to submit their mandatory off-cycle Medicare provider enrollment revalidation has been suspended indefinitely. In updated…
Investigation Uncovers Massive Medicaid Scam at Two NJ Nursing Homes
An investigation finds the owners of Hammonton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare and Deptford Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare carried out an extensive years-long scheme…
MA AG’s Office Secures Guilty Plea from Haverhill Defendant for Defrauding PCA Program
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced that Jasmin Bryan, 46, of Haverhill pleaded guilty and was sentenced for defrauding MassHealth’s personal care attendant (PCA) program.…
NH AG Sues Healthcare Firms for Patient Abandonment, Receiver to Oversee Records
Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a Complaint in Rockingham County Superior Court alleging unfair business practices,…
Medical Group to Enhance Auxiliary Aids and Services Under ADA Settlement
The US Attorney’s Office and a Washington-based medical group have resolved allegations that one of the group’s facilities repeatedly failed to provide sign-language interpreter services…
Telehealth Company Agrees to Pay $300,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
US Attorney Erin Creegan announced today that the US Attorney’s Office for the District of New Hampshire has entered into a settlement agreement with LifeWorks…
Federal Court Permanently Prohibits Florida Pharmacist from Filling Opioids Prescriptions
Monday, a federal court prohibited a Tampa-area pharmacist from filling prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances and entered a civil penalty against him in…
Fire Prompts Evacuation of South Carolina Assisted Living Facility
The Boiling Springs Fire Department reported that a call came in around 10:15 a.m. Tuesday regarding a small fire at the Wesley Court Assisted Living…