Texas hospice CEO sentenced for $150M healthcare fraud and money laundering scheme
Henry McInnis, 50, is headed to prison for falsely telling patients they had mere months to live and increasing revenue by enrolling them in hospice…
CDC Updates Information to mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines
On January 21, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated their resource page for mRNA CoVID-19 vaccines. The updates are the interim recommendations…
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly Announces Medicaid Expansion Bill Funded by Medical Marijuana
Governor Laura Kelly announced legislation on February 1, 2021, to expand Medicaid (Kancare) and provide health insurance for 165,000 Kansans. The legislation also establishes a…
MS Pharmacist Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Healthcare Fraud
Marco Bisa Hawkins Moran, 45, of Clinton, Mississippi, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for conspiring…
Some vaccines given at 5 Ohio nursing homes may not have been kept at proper temperature
Some residents at five long-term care facilities in Northeast Ohio will have to be revaccinated after it was determined that some doses of COVID vaccine…
Pain Clinic Pays More Than $1.6 Million to Settle False Claims Act and Kickback Allegations
Collier Anesthesia Pain, LLC, a pain management clinic located in Fort Myers, Florida, and Tampa Pain Relief Center, Inc., have agreed to pay $1,665,000 to…
Working in a Nursing Home is Now One of the Most Dangerous Jobs in America
As of mid-January 2021, there have been 444,389 COVID-19 cases reported among nursing home staff nationwide, resulting in 1,313 deaths. A major contribution to staff…
Hospitals Suffer New Wave of Hacking Attempts
Hackers are increasing their attempts to break into healthcare companies, putting additional pressure on an industry already struggling with managing the coronavirus pandemic.
Only 38% of nursing home workers accepted COVID-19 vaccines, new data shows
While residents of nursing homes and their caregivers have been considered a top priority for COVID-19 vaccination, only 38% of nursing home staff accepted shots…
Idaho Man Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Federal Prison for Healthcare Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
Scott Alexander Laney, 38, of Boise, was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for healthcare fraud and aggravated identity theft. He was also ordered…