AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Concerned employees at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission say Texans are at risk of losing their health insurance due to understaffing, insufficient technology, and “disheartening and unacceptable” leadership, according to an internal email shared with … Read More
For three years during the COVID-19 pandemic, people did not have to go through any kind of renewal process to stay on Medicaid. That changed in April, and now every state is winnowing its rolls — some much more quickly … Read More
The Office of the Attorney General of Texas (“OAG”) has secured justice for Texas taxpayers by investigating and prosecuting Dennis Damian Anugwom, owner of ambulance services company Union Healthcare Services. Anugwom was sentenced to 16 years of incarceration by a … Read More
Martin’s Point Health Care Inc. has agreed to pay nearly $22.5 million to settle allegations of submitting inaccurate codes for Medicare Advantage Plan enrollees, according to federal prosecutors. This settlement represents the largest Medicare fraud case in the history of … Read More
HOUSTON, Texas — A now defunct Texas-based clinical laboratory, BestCare Laboratory Services LLC, and its founder, Karim A. Maghareh, have agreed to pay an additional $5.7 million to settle an outstanding False Claims Act judgment, according to a recent announcement. … Read More
Kenric Wakeen Griffin, co-owner of Frisco-based New Horizons Durable Medical Equipment, was sentenced to four years of prison, followed by a year of supervised release for his role in a medical equipment fraud scheme. Griffin was also mandated to provide … Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SmileDirectClub, Inc. (Nasdaq: SDC), the next-generation oral care company with the first medtech platform for teeth straightening, announced today the opening of eight new SmileShops in the UK and Ireland, with plans … Read More
AUSTIN, Texas – The Office of the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (“MFCU”) has arrested Lily Tran Daniel, Kenneth Reynolds, and Lillian Thai, who are associated with the genetic testing company ApolloMDx, for their involvement in a major healthcare … Read More
AUSTIN – Kenric Wakeen Griffin, co-owner of New Horizons Durable Medical Equipment based in Frisco, TX, was sentenced to 49 months of federal incarceration to be followed by a year of supervised release for his role in a medical equipment … Read More
Last Wednesday morning, a toddler arrived at the emergency department of UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville with a swollen jaw. When emergency doctor Brandon Allen examined the boy, he discovered the child’s teeth had rotted to the point that … Read More
AUSTIN – The Office of the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (“MFCU”) has arrested Lily Tran Daniel, Kenneth Reynolds, and Lillian Thai, who are associated with the genetic testing company ApolloMDx, for their involvement in a major healthcare fraud … Read More
During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments changed rules and procedures related to Medicaid enrollment. These changes decreased many of the burdens eligible people face when signing up for programs and contributed to a 30 percent increase in Medicaid enrollment. However, the … Read More
A federal jury in the Northern District of Texas convicted the owner of several compounding pharmacies today for paying illegal marketing kickbacks involving TRICARE, a federal program that provides health insurance benefits to active duty and retired service members and … Read More
Centene subsidiary Superior HealthPlan was awarded a new six-year contract to administer Texas’ Medicaid coverage for the aged, blind and disabled population. Superior HealthPlan has held contracts to administer the program since 2007, according to a July 26 news release. … Read More
The Texas OIG exclusions database is a list of excluded individuals and entities similar to the federal HHS OIG exclusion database. The primary difference between the two databases is that the Texas OIG exclusions database contains the names of individuals … Read More
At least 26 patients have accused a top Arkansas doctor of holding them against their will for days or weeks at a psychiatric unit, where they rarely received care and were given strong sedatives without their consent, NBC News reported. … Read More
For seven years, Maricela Delcid has guided Texans through the Medicaid application minefield, working past language barriers and documentation issues out of a community center in Houston. But her clients have never been more confused or frustrated than now, since … Read More
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / July 21, 2023 / Marathon Petroleum Corporation: Dental schools in two states are reaching underserved populations with dental care they otherwise might not get as a result of grants from Marathon Petroleum Corporation. Funding in … Read More
HARLINGEN, TX—Rio Hondo’s own Laura Trevino is one of a number of Texas State Technical College’s Dental Hygiene Program students training to meet the need for workers in Texas. According to a recent American Dental Association report, the dental sector … Read More
Two brothers have joined five other South Florida residents in admitting to being part of a $67 million scam that targeted Medicare recipients to enrich themselves with federal funds. The guilty pleas came after four days of trial in the … Read More
SACRAMENTO — The owner of one of California’s largest chains of pain management clinics has agreed to pay nearly $11.4 million to California, Oregon, and the federal government to settle allegations of Medicare and Medicaid fraud. The U.S. Department of … Read More
Over the last four years, the State Comptroller’s Office has helped recover $73 million in improper Medicaid payments to New Jersey doctors, hospitals, nursing homes and other health care providers. Some of it involved legitimate billing errors uncovered in audits. … Read More
The National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association estimates that tens of billions of dollars per year are lost to healthcare fraud, including Medicare fraud. Many of these losses can be attributed to the fact that Medicare is required to pay medical … Read More
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Knoxville man was sentenced to two years in prison for a health care fraud scheme that caused Medicare to pay more than $400,000, according to the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. … Read More
Prism Health North Texas is proud to share that Jocelyn Kidd DDS, dentist at Prism Health North Texas Dental’s Vickery Clinic, has been named as an honoree ahead of the National Dental Association (NDA) celebrating the 10th anniversary of NDA-HEALTH … Read More
The health records company NextGen Healthcare will pay $31 million to resolve allegations that it paid kickbacks to win customers and concealed shortcomings of its software to gain government certification. The settlement caps a lengthy investigation that cast a harsh … Read More
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A Chattanooga-based dermatologist who owns skin cancer clinics at locations throughout our viewing area has agreed to pay the federal government more than $6 million to settle insurance fraud claims. The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) says … Read More
The Silver Spring owner of Holy Health Care Services pled guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to commit health care fraud in connection with a scheme to pay bribes and kickbacks to Medicaid beneficiaries and then charge Medicaid. Mboutchock Kabiwa, who also … Read More
SAN ANTONIO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Local dental practices across Texas proudly served six communities’ oral health needs by joining forces with parent company Benevis for its eighth annual Sharing Smiles Day on Sunday, May 21, 2023. To celebrate their dedication to addressing the … Read More
At the Red Bird Mission dental clinic in Southeastern Kentucky, patients with few or no teeth now are eligible for dentures through an expansion of the state’s Medicaid dental services for adults. “People are tickled to death,” said Dr. Bill … Read More
A federal judge handed down one of his stiffest sentences yet in a vast $50 million prescription drug scheme that has snagged Jersey Shore firefighters, teachers, police officers, doctors and a pizza shop owner, sentencing a Margate firefighter to eight … Read More
PHOENIX – A Mesa woman admitted in court to defrauding Arizona’s Medicaid agency of millions of dollars, authorities said Thursday. Diana Marie Moore, 42, pleaded guilty Monday to charges of wire fraud and money laundering, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for … Read More
Frisco, Texas – A significant ruling was recently delivered in the Eastern District of Texas. The case in question concerned a resident of Frisco who was involved in unlawful activities tied to wire fraud, as announced by U.S. Attorney Damien … Read More
On July 7, 2023, U.S. Attorney Damien M Diggs announced the sentence of 54 months in federal prison for Oscar Simon Ndereva from Frisco, for wire fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas. According to the Attorney’s Office statement, … Read More
On June 28, New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against the owners, operators, and landlords of four nursing homes for years of repeated and persistent fraud and illegally misusing more than $83 million in taxpayer money that … Read More
Franklin, Tennessee-based Health Connect America, with locations in Big Stone Gap and Culpeper, Virginia, has agreed to pay more than $4.6 million to resolve allegations that it billed Virginia Medicaid for services not provided, according to the U.S. Department of … Read More
Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Angela Colmenero, his deputy chief of staff, to take over as the state’s interim attorney general as Ken Paxton remains suspended from office pending an impeachment trial in the Senate in September. In late May, … Read More
North Carolina resident Anthony Brooks spent the last few weeks rushing to schedule doctor’s appointments and procedures to treat his chronic heart problems. The 57-year-old is set to lose his health care coverage through Medicaid at the end of the … Read More
AUSTIN – The Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) reached a $5 billion multistate settlement with CVS for the company’s role in the national opioid epidemic, including inadequately monitoring opioid prescriptions. Over $300 million is designated for Texas. The agreement … Read More
FRISCO, Texas — A Frisco man has been sentenced to federal prison for wire fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, according to U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs. Oscar Simon Ndereva, 45, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and was … Read More
