OIG Releases Medicaid Fraud Control Units Annual Report for FY 2025
The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its annual report showing that Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCUs) recovered…
Iowa Nursing Home Worker Faces Third Round of Disciplinary Charges
An Iowa nursing home worker and licensed practical nurse from Altoona is facing multiple disciplinary charges from the Iowa Board of Nursing, including inadequate patient…
Telemedicine Company Owner Pleads Guilty to $46M Medicare Fraud Scheme
The owner of a telemedicine company pleaded guilty to organizing and leading a $46.2 million Medicare fraud conspiracy that spanned more than six years. According…
Texas Fugitive Gets over 12 Years for $61M Medicare Telemarketing Fraud
A Texas man was sentenced to 150 months in prison and two years of supervised release for organizing and leading a $61.5 million healthcare fraud…
Impact of Infection Control on Candida auris in Bahrain Tertiary Center: 5-Year Study
Candida auris (C. auris) is a multidrug-resistant, highly transmissible fungal pathogen in healthcare settings, and this study assessed the impact of infection-control interventions on hospital-acquired…
Former Michigan Certified Nursing Assistant Charged with Theft from Resident
A Detroit, Michigan, man was arraigned in the 32A District Court in Harper Woods on March 18, 2026, for allegedly using his previous position as…
Mother and Daughter Guilty of Medicare Fraud Scheme, Payment of Illegal Kickbacks
A federal jury convicted a mother and daughter from Melbourne, Florida, of multiple counts of healthcare fraud, payment of illegal kickbacks, and conspiracy to commit…
Maryland Physician Agrees to Pay $507,500 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
A Maryland gynecologist agreed to a settlement in connection with federal False Claims Act violation allegations. Valinda R. Nwadike, MD, agreed to pay the United…
Florida Woman Sues Memory Care Facility After Husband Falls 7 Times, Dies
A Volusia County woman is suing a Port Orange memory care facility after her husband fell seven times in three months and later died.
Physical Therapy Company to Pay Nearly $5M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. announced that Team Rehabilitation Services, LLC, which operates approximately 140 physical therapy clinics in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin,…