HHS OCR Resolves Disability Rights Investigation with Delaware Healthcare System
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), entered into a voluntary resolution agreement with a Delaware healthcare system…
Elderly Connecticut Woman Dies After Wandering Out in Cold, Cops Say
An elderly woman died after wandering outside a nursing home into the dangerously cold temperatures Sunday morning, Windsor Locks police said.
Arkansas Attorney General Secures Conviction of Lepanto Woman for Medicaid Fraud
Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing the conviction of Lexie King, 21, of Lepanto on one count of Medicaid fraud, a Class…
Repeat Healthcare Fraud Offender on Exclusion List Sentenced for Defrauding Medicaid
A Florida man was sentenced on January 28, 2026, to one year and one day in prison for causing psychotherapy sessions to be fraudulently billed…
California Attorney General Announces Seven Arrests for Hospice Fraud
California Attorney General Bonta announced the arrests of and filing of multiple felony charges against seven individuals for hospice fraud in Monterey County. Among the…
OCR Secures Agreement with Medical Center to Ensure Effective Communication
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) entered into a voluntary resolution agreement with Bayhealth Medical Center (Bayhealth),…
New York Nursing Home Worker Slaps Resident Under Her Care, Police Say
Troopers were called on Monday, Jan. 26, to a nursing home on Albany Post Road in Staatsburg for a welfare check, New York State Police…
CMS Updates Guidance on Reporting Related Party Costs for Skilled Nursing Facilities
In the February 5, 2026, MLN Connects newsletter, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced updates to the Skilled Nursing Facility Billing Reference…
MultiCare Health System to Pay Millions to Settle Fraud Case
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington announced that MultiCare Health System, a Tacoma-based hospital and healthcare system that owns and…
Iowa Assisted Living Resident Freezes to Death; Training Ordered for Administrator
The administrator of an assisted living center, accused of incompetence in an incident that resulted in an elderly resident freezing to death outside the facility,…