Health Insurer Pays $6.85 Million to Settle Data Breach Affecting over 10.4 Million People
Premera Blue Cross (PBC) has agreed to pay $6.85 million to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human…
Two Sentenced in Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Licenses for Massage Therapy
United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced that two individuals, including a Chinese national, were sentenced for wire fraud in a scheme to falsify education…
NY Man Agrees to Donate PPE Valued at More Than $450,000 to Resolve Price-Gouging Case
An agreement was filed today in federal court in Central Islip resolving the criminal case against Amardeep Singh, who was charged in April 2020 with…
Florida Radiology Center Pays $501,000 To Resolve Healthcare Fraud Allegations
Advanced Imaging of Port Charlotte, LLC, a radiology center headquartered in Port Charlotte, Florida, has agreed to pay $501,000 to resolve allegations that it violated…
Arkansas Doctor Pleads Guilty to Obstructing Telemedicine Investigation
Dr. Lorraine De Blanche, 56, A Dallas-area doctor, pled guilty to obstructing a federal healthcare investigation. Patient complaints and a surge in claims for durable…
AG Healey Announces Criminal Charges against Superintendent and Former Medical Director of Holyoke Soldiers’ Home
Superintendent Bennett Walsh and former Medical Director David Clinton of the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke (SHH) have been indicted on criminal neglect charges for their…
MA Announces New Indoor Visitation Guidance for Nursing Homes, Rest Homes, and Assisted Living
The Baker-Polito Administration announced new guidance that allows safe indoor visitation to resume in nursing homes and rest homes, and further expands indoor visitation options…
EEOC Sues Medical Transport Company for Pregnancy and Disability Bias
A pregnant employee of a Florida medical transport company working as an emergency medical technician began experiencing severe medical complications that included a serious form…
Inspections Found NY Nursing Home Lapses as COVID-19 Raged
Health inspectors found safety shortcomings at 77 New York nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic, including basic infection-control violations like failing to have staff wear…
CMS to Expand Successful Ambulance Program Integrity Payment Model Nationwide
On September 22, CMS announced that it will expand the Medicare Prior Authorization Model for Repetitive, Scheduled Non-Emergent Ambulance Transport (RSNAT) nationwide.