US Obtains $140M in One of the Largest Ever False Claims Act Judgments in South Carolina
The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina has entered $140 million in default judgements against a group of South Carolina pain…
Lawmakers Probe ‘Anomalies’ in Biogen Alzheimer’s Approval
Leaders of two congressional committees probing the approval of Biogen Inc.’s new Alzheimer’s drug pressed the Food and Drug Administration for more information on “apparent…
Iowa Waives Training Requirements for Nursing Home Staff
The state of Iowa has agreed to temporarily waive training requirements for nurse aides who deliver much of the hands-on care in nursing homes.
Woman Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Theft from Healthcare Benefit Program
On August 31, 2021, a Connecticut woman was sentenced in federal court for theft from a healthcare benefit program. The Connecticut woman had pled guilty…
California Senate Advances AG-Sponsored Bill to Strengthen Enforcement Rights of SNF Residents
The California State Senate today approved Assembly Bill 849 (AB 849), a bill authored by Assembly Majority Leader Eloise Gómez Reyes and sponsored by Attorney…
Four nursing home residents have died at an evacuation facility, Louisiana officials say.
Four Louisiana nursing home residents who were evacuated ahead of Hurricane Ida have died at facility where state inspectors were prevented from conducting a full…
South Carolina Medical Provider Pleads Guilty to Federal Healthcare Fraud
Joseph Benjamin Barton, 47, of Mount Pleasant, the owner and operator of Midlands Physical Medicine LLC in Richland County, has pleaded guilty to a felony…
98K Patients, Employees Impacted by Oklahoma Provider Data Breach
Oklahoma-based CareATC announced that it fell victim to a provider data breach that jeopardized the personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) of over 98,000 patients,…
American Nurses Association Urges HHS to Declare Nurse Staffing Shortage a National Crisis
The American Nurses Association (ANA), representing the interests of the nation’s 4.2 million nurses, urges the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to…
Missouri healthcare system agrees to pay $1,624,957.67 to resolve allegations that physician wrote invalid prescriptions
The United States has reached a civil settlement with Saint Francis Medical Center (Saint Francis) resolving the Government’s claims under the Controlled Substances Act. According…