Virginia Former Medical Employees Plead Guilty to Prescription Fraud Scheme
Two women pleaded guilty yesterday for their respective roles in helping run a “pill mill,” which led to the fraudulent dispensing of thousands of prescription…
Massachusetts Nursing Home Moves Residents to Create First Dedicated Coronavirus Treatment Center
Responding to a request by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) and the University of Massachusetts Medical Center to become the first nursing home…
Connecticut Optician Group Pays More Than $263K to Resolve False Claims Allegations
Your Eyes of New Britain, Inc., and its owner, Carol Sanderson, have entered into a civil settlement with the federal and state governments in which…
Brooklyn Man Arrested for Assaulting FBI Agents and Making False Statements About His Possession and Sale of Scarce Medical Equipment
A Brooklyn man, Baruch Feldheim, 43, was arrested for allegedly coughing on FBI agents while claiming to have COVID-19, and with lying to them about…
Georgia Man Arrested for Orchestrating Scheme to Defraud Healthcare Benefit Programs Related to COVID-19 and Genetic Cancer Testing
A Georgia man will appear in court for his alleged role in a conspiracy to defraud federally funded and private healthcare benefit programs by submitting…
Bill Would Raise Fines for Not Reporting Elder Abuse in NJ
A bill is making its way through Trenton would increase fines on care homes and the people they employ, if they fail to report the…
French Nursing Home Workers Quarantine with Residents
Medical personnel are being praised worldwide for their role on the front lines of the battle against the novel coronavirus, including in France, where posters…
Elderly Woman Dies after Being Smacked for Not Social Distancing in NY Hospital
An 86-year-old woman awaiting treatment for bowel blockage at a Brooklyn hospital yesterday died after being punched by a fellow patient — for not engaging…
Nursing Homes and Hospitals Divided over Caring for the Elderly Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Nursing homes in several states have found themselves in standoffs with hospitals over requests to re-admit residents who were previously sent to hospitals for medical…
Long-Term Care Nursing Homes Telehealth and Telemedicine Tool Kit
On March 27, CMS issued an electronic toolkit regarding telehealth and telemedicine for Long Term Care Nursing Home Facilities. Under President Trump’s leadership to respond…