Former Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to Jail, Fined for Illegal Drug Conspiracy
A 71-year-old former nurse practitioner, who worked at L5 Medical, a chain of pain clinics with locations in the Woodlawn, Lynchburg, Madison Heights, Blacksburg, and…
The Justice Department Issues Fifth Annual Elder Justice Report
Earlier today, the Justice Department issued its fifth annual report to Congress on its efforts to combat elder fraud and abuse. The report summarizes the…
Jena Medical Group, LLC, Its Principals and Physician Agree to Pay over $1.7M to Settle FCA Liability
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces today that Jena Medical Group, LLC, Benjamin Weiss, Moishe Hoffman, and Jason Schultz have agreed to pay the…
Tennessee Nurse Arrested, Accused of Improperly Prescribing Medications
Special agents assigned to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division, with the assistant of the US Department of Health and Human Services…
Hospitalist Companies Agree to Pay Nearly $4.4 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
IPC Hospitalists of Michigan, Inc., Inpatient Consultants of Michigan, P.C., IPC Healthcare f/k/a IPC The Hospitalist Company, and Team Health Holdings, Inc. (defendants) have agreed…
Exagen Inc. Agrees to Pay $653,143 to Resolve Allegations of Kickback Violations
A California-based life sciences company that makes diagnostic tests for the treatment of autoimmune conditions, Exagen Inc., has agreed to pay $653,143 to resolve allegations…
Kentucky Company Agrees to Pay $200K to Resolve Allegations of Fraudulent Billing for Respiratory Devices
Oxygen Plus, Inc., a provider of durable medical equipment based in Floyd County, Kentucky, has agreed to pay $200,000 to resolve allegations that it violated…
Iowa Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Pain Medication from at Least 50 New Mothers at Hospital
An Iowa nurse who stole pain medication from at least 50 new mothers at a Waterloo hospital pled guilty in federal court in Cedar Rapids.…
Illinois Nursing Home Fined $102,000 over Four Safety Violations
A Danville nursing home has been fined $102,200 by the state for four care and safety violations. Nearly half of the facility’s fine — $50,000…
Twenty Defendants Arrested for $5 Million Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced the arrests of 20 defendants in a fraudulent transportation scheme that caused more than $5 million in losses to…