OCR Fines Health Center $200,000 for HIPAA Right of Access Violation
On March 6, 2025, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced a $200,000 civil monetary penalty against…
Medicare and Medicaid Payments at Risk of Diversion Through EFT Fraud Schemes
On March 3, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report highlighting the risk of fraud…
Electrical Fire at Kentucky Nursing Home Sends 20 to Hospital, Displaces Dozens
A fire at a Kentucky nursing home on March 4 sent more than a dozen residents to the hospital and displaced dozens more. Crews from…
Minnesota Assisted Living Facility Held Responsible for Resident’s Death Due to Neglect
On February 13, 2025, the Minnesota Department of Health reported that staff at an assisted living facility failed to supervise a resident with dementia, who…
Skilled Nursing Facility and Hospital Settle False Claims Allegations for over $6.5 Million
A healthcare organization operating a skilled nursing facility in Waco, Texas, and an acute care hospital in the same city have agreed to pay $6,526,851.64…
Sleep Disorder Center Owner Sentenced for Stealing $460K in Employment Taxes
A Virginia man was sentenced on February 25, 2025, to two years in prison for willfully failing to account for or pay employment taxes. Court…
Massachusetts, Connecticut SNFs Facing Fraud Allegations in False Claims Act Lawsuit
The US Attorney’s Office has filed a joint complaint with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office under the federal and Massachusetts False Claims Acts against 19…
New York Sales Director Charged in $70.6M Medicare Kickback Scheme
A New York national sales director was charged on Feb 20, 2025, in federal court in Boston for allegedly conspiring to offer and pay kickbacks…
Connecticut Woman Sentenced to 37 Months for Defrauding Medicaid of over $1.6 Million
Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced on February 24, 2025, that a 44-year-old Hamden woman was sentenced to…
FDA Recalls Frozen Supplemental Shakes Linked to Listeria Outbreak
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a nationwide recall of frozen supplemental shakes after they were linked to a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak…