Michigan Caregiver Charged with Medicaid Fraud
Julia Bland, 28, of Montague, was arraigned in 54-B District Court in Ingham County on one count of Medicaid Fraud-False Claim, a 4-year felony. Bland,…
Kentucky Nurse Allegedly Took Patients’ Morphine by Switching It with Colored Water
A nurse stole morphine prescribed for patients at a Central Kentucky healthcare facility by switching it out with water dyed blue, a federal grand jury…
Woman Accuses Illinois Nursing Home of Pregnancy Discrimination and Retaliation
An Illinois nursing home employee filed a lawsuit on May 7, 2024, against her employer alleging sex-based discrimination, pregnancy-based discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in violation…
Maryland Man Sentenced to Year and a Day in Prison for Multistate Patient Brokering and Bribery Scheme
A Maryland man was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for participating in a conspiracy to defraud health insurance companies through a…
US Attorney Announces $2.5M False Claims Act Settlement with Diagnostic Testing Facility for Paying Kickbacks
The US has settled a civil fraud lawsuit against Balance Diagnostics USA, LLC, a diagnostic testing facility based in Cedarhurst, New York, for paying kickbacks…
Man Sentenced to Probation and $20K Fine for Attempting to Obstruct Investigation into Violations of AKS
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on May 13, 2024, Steven Mack, 49, of Bridgeville, Pennsylvania was sentenced by…
Blood Pressure Medications Associated with Higher Fracture Risk among Nursing Home Residents
Records from nearly 30,000 nursing home residents indicate that blood pressure medications more than double the risk of life-threatening bone fractures, according to Rutgers Health…
Home Care Agency Ordered to Pay $1M in Back Wages, Damages, and Penalties
The Department of Labor (DOL) announced on May 14, 2024, that it had obtained a consent judgment in federal court ordering a Pennsylvania home care…
DOL Files Complaint Seeking Back Wages, Damages for Case Managers Denied Overtime by North Central Healthcare
Alleging overtime and recordkeeping violations, the US Department of Labor filed a complaint in federal court on May 14, 2024, after an investigation by the…
Missouri And New Orleans Men Charged with $174 Million Conspiracy to Commit Healthcare Fraud
Jamie P. McNamara, age 48, of Missouri, and John M. Spivey, age 53, of New Orleans, were charged by a grand jury on May 10,…