CMS Updates SNF PPS Payment Guidance and VBP Measures for 2026
In the March 12, 2026, MLN Connects newsletter, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced updates to its Medicare Payment Systems educational tool…
Cardiology Group to Pay $4.75M to Resolve Unnecessary Vein Ablations Allegations
Tri-City Cardiology, PC, a physician group based in the metro area of Phoenix, Arizona, and three individual physicians, have agreed to pay $4.75 million to…
Medical Case Management Coordinator Tampered with Prescription Medications
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Shelbi Wolken, 35, of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, pleaded guilty to one count of…
Wisconsin Fraudster Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison
Brad D. Schimel, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on March 10, 2026, Lenard R. Monroe, 52, received a total…
ASPR Launches New Cybersecurity Module to Help Strengthen Healthcare Preparedness
The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), a division of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced in a March 6…
Texas Caregivers Charged with Fraud and Elder Abuse
Four people have been arrested after they exploited an elderly man with a medical condition and used his financial information to make fraudulent purchases in…
Daughter Accused of Stealing over $27K from Mother Living in PA Nursing Home
A woman is accused of taking money from her care-dependent mother’s bank account without permission, according to the Camp Hill Police Department.
Ten Ohio Medicaid Providers Facing Fraud Charges
Indictments filed this month by the office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost accuse 10 Medicaid providers of stealing a combined $578,000 from the government…
FDA Launches New Adverse Event Look-Up Tool
The US Food and Drug Administration launched a new unified platform for analyzing adverse event reports. This platform — called the FDA Adverse Event Monitoring…
OCR Settles HIPAA Investigation of a Business Associate Affecting 15 Million Individuals
On March 5, 2026, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with a Maryland software…