Trump Administration Announces Major Crackdown on Healthcare Fraud
On February 25 at the White House, Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and Administrator of…
Medical Practice to Pay $90K in EEOC Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
A medical practice that operates five clinics and employs two dozen physicians in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri will pay $90,000 and furnish other relief to…
EEOC Sues Mid-Michigan Home Health & Hospice for Race Discrimination and Retaliation
Mid-Michigan Home Health & Hospice LLC, an in-home healthcare provider of bathing assistance to clients in central Michigan, violated federal law when it did not…
Pharmacist Business Owner Convicted of $3M Medicare, Medicaid, Private Insurer Fraud Scheme
A pharmacist and business owner who engaged in a five-year pharmacy shortage fraud scheme at two separate pharmacies pleaded guilty, announced United States Attorney Jerome…
Iowa Nursing Home Worker Who Stole Residents’ Painkillers Surrenders Her License
An Iowa nursing home worker who was criminally charged with stealing residents’ painkillers has agreed to surrender her license.
Arizona Surgical Hospital to Pay $5.6M to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations
Southwest Orthopedic and Spine Hospital LLC doing business as OASIS Hospital, United Surgical Partners International Inc. (USPI), and Dignity/USP Phoenix Surgery Centers LLC, have agreed…
Texas Doctor Sentenced to 8.5 Years in Prison for $145 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme
An orthopedic surgeon was sentenced to 102 months in prison and ordered to pay over $13 million in restitution for his role in a $145…
CDC Introduces Sepsis Prevention Assessment Tool for Nursing Homes
On January 30, 2026, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the Sepsis Prevention Assessment Tool (SPAT) for Nursing Homes, a resource…
Geisinger Health Entities to Pay $450,000 in EEOC Disability and Retaliation Lawsuit
Geisinger Health, Geisinger Health System Foundation and Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, collectively a Pennsylvania healthcare system, will pay $450,000 and provide other equitable relief…
Iowa Nurses Sanctioned for Alleged Identity Theft, Fraud, and Incompetence
The state of Iowa has suspended the license of a nursing home worker who was criminally charged with forging a physician’s signature on records.