State Fines San Diego Nursing Homes over Handling of Alleged Sexual Assaults by Caregiver
California regulators have fined two local nursing homes for violations relating to how they handled sexual assault allegations against a former caregiver.
Contract Rehabilitation Therapy Provider Agrees to Pay $8.4 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations
A contract rehabilitation therapy company has agreed to pay $8.4 million dollars to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly causing…
90-year-old woman infected with UK and South African COVID-19 variants at the same time
Researchers in Belgium report on the case of a 90-year-old woman who was simultaneously infected with two different variants of concern (VOCs) of COVID-19, in…
Virginia Diagnostic Testing Lab Agrees to Pay $1.4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
A Virginia diagnostic laboratory will pay $1.4 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting or causing to be submitted…
California Man Charged with Scheming to Defraud Buyers of Medical-Grade Gloves
An Orange County man is expected to be arraigned in federal court on an indictment charging him with defrauding victims who paid for COVID-related medical…
Cardinal Health and AppleOne Settle EEOC Race Harassment/Retaliation Lawsuit
Global healthcare services and products company Cardinal Health will pay $1.45 million to resolve a racial harassment and retaliation discrimination lawsuit filed by the US…
Owner of a Tennessee Laboratory Charged in Massive Medicare Fraud Scheme
The owner and chief executive officer (CEO) of a Tennessee based laboratory was charged on July 2, 2021, with aiding and abetting and violation of…
Jury Convicts TX Medical Equipment Company Owners of $27 Million Fraud
A federal jury convicted Dallas area owners and operators of two durable medical equipment companies of one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States…
Manhattan Doctor Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison for Bribery and Kickback Scheme
Gordon Freedman, a doctor who practiced in New York, New York, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 121 months in prison for participating in…
TX Fraudster Who Stole Protected Health Information to Fund Spending Spree Sentenced to Prison
A McKinney man, Demetrius Cervantes, 46, has been sentenced to 48 months in federal prison. According to information presented in court, Cervantes, Amanda Lowry, and…