In the latest phase of Operation Nightingale—a scheme that created an illegal shortcut to nursing licensure and employment—federal prosecutors have filed fraud charges against 12…
Indictments filed this month by the office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost accuse 16 Medicaid providers of stealing a combined $1.7 million from the…
The Chicago District Office of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit, charging an employer with violations of the Pregnant…
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers, patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers of risks related to using unauthorized devices that claim to…
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor (OIFP) announced that a nurse and…
Kenneth Terrell Harrison, 45, of College Park, Georgia was sentenced on Monday to 52 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. He…
A dispute related to roughly $1 billion in nursing home payments in Ohio has taken another turn, with the Ohio Department of Medicaid (DOM) asking…
Exactech Inc. agreed to pay $8 million to resolve allegations that the company violated the federal False Claims Act. A medical device company based in…
A home healthcare attendant pleaded guilty to fraudulently billing Medicaid for services she did not provide. Vicki Lynn Dowdy, 55, of Roanoke, Virginia, pleaded guilty…
An Arkansas pain management clinic and a nonprofit hospital will pay $350,000 and provide other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by the US…