SC AG Announces Man Charged with Stealing from Nursing Home Resident
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) has arrested Darryl J. Floyd, 57 years…
Justice Department Settles Hiring Discrimination Case with Healthcare Services Provider
The Justice Department announced on December 6 that it had reached an agreement with a nationwide provider of housekeeping, laundry, and food services for healthcare…
BayMark Health Services to Pay $55,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Charge
MedMark Treatment Centers, a subsidiary of BayMark Health Services which provides treatment for opioid addiction and substance use disorders, agreed to provide $55,000 to a…
EEOC Releases PWFA Information for Healthcare Providers
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released new information for healthcare providers to help their patients obtain pregnancy and childbirth-related accommodations in the workplace…
25th Patient of Missouri Chiropractic Office that Aided Disability Fraud Sentenced
The 25th patient of a Jefferson County, Missouri chiropractic office involved in a multimillion-dollar disability fraud conspiracy was sentenced as part of an ongoing fraud…
Virginia AG Announces Charges in Elder Abuse Investigation
Attorney General Jason Miyares announced charges against 18 individuals in connection with an ongoing investigation into elder abuse and neglect at the Colonial Heights Rehabilitation…
Former Healthcare Executive Sentenced for Mail Fraud
Kevin Harrington, age 50, of Oneonta, New York, was sentenced to serve a three-year term of federal probation and ordered to pay over $150,000.00 in…
Nursing Home Worker and Physician Charged in Multi-Year Kickback and Theft Scheme
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced on December 5 that a 71-year-old man was charged with one count of…
HHS ASTP Finalizes Two Rules
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP), has finalized two rules: Health Data, Technology, and…
Five Years for $825K Credit Card Fraud Using Stolen Healthcare Identities
Karina Arceo, 34, of Wasco, was sentenced to 60 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release for conspiring to commit bank fraud and…