Leonel Palatnik, 42, co-owner of Dallas-based Panda Conservation Group, a medical lab company, pleaded guilty Aug. 31 for his role in a $73 million Medicare kickback conspiracy, according to a Justice Department news release. Mr. Palatnik paid kickbacks to a telehealth company … Read More
The largest healthcare system in Pennsylvania and one of its top physicians are being sued by the federal government for alleged healthcare fraud. UPMC, its chairman of cardiothoracic surgery and the University of Pittsburgh Physicians group are accused of billing … Read More
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has requested communications between Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Trump White House officials in the months leading up to the insurrection. The request was issued … Read More
A report detailing an internal investigation, released Tuesday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office, concluded that Paxton committed no crimes in official actions related to friend and political donor Nate Paul, contradicting accusations made last year by top officials … Read More
A federal grand jury in St. Louis has indicted an Overland Park anesthesiologist on charges he conspired to defraud Medicare out of $26 million. The 25-count indictment of Dr. Scott Taggart Roethle alleges that telemedicine and marketing companies paid him … Read More
Tens of millions of older Americans who cannot afford dental care — with severe consequences for their overall health, what they eat and even when they smile — may soon get help as Democrats maneuver to add dental benefits to … Read More
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Morehead City woman was sentenced today to 30 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release on a charge of Making Material False Statements Relating to Healthcare Matters, in violation of Title 18, … Read More
Tarrant County’s John Peter Smith Hospital (JPS) has agreed to pay more than $3.3 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by upcoding certain claims submitted to federal healthcare programs, Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah announced … Read More
A federal grand jury in New Orleans, Louisiana, returned an indictment today charging a Louisiana physician for his role in distributing over 1,200,000 doses of Schedule II controlled substances, including oxycodone and morphine, outside the scope of professional practice and … Read More
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit has had two successful sentencings in the past week, protecting vulnerable seniors and families who rely on Medicaid from fraud and in one of those cases the guilty party will serve … Read More
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend resident and his residential care company have agreed to pay $2.9 million to settle federal and state allegations that the firm submitted false reimbursement claims to Oregon’s Medicaid program, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Kevin … Read More
Ghada Beydoun, DDS, was a member of Healthy Kids Dental, and fraudulently obtained taxpayer dollars by billing the program for services she never did on multiple occasions in 2017 and 2018, according to Nessel’s offce. Dr. Beydoun now faces 10 … Read More
Federal prosecutors have reached consent judgments with a company accused of fraud while providing mental health and substance abuse treatment services at community clinics throughout Delaware, authorities said Thursday. Connections Community Support Programs, which also is the former medical and … Read More
A federal grand jury in St. Louis has indicted an Overland Park anesthesiologist on charges he conspired to defraud Medicare out of $26 million. The 25-count indictment of Dr. Scott Taggart Roethle alleges that telemedicine and marketing companies paid him … Read More
Uber is now offering millions of Texans on Medicaid rides to and from non-emergency medical appointments. Uber Health, the company’s health care division, launched the service officially this week thanks to a law the company helped pass in the 2019 … Read More
DOWNEY — SuperCare Health, Inc., a Downey-based provider of home respiratory services and durable medical equipment, has agreed to pay $3,315,308 to resolve allegations that it defrauded public health care programs by billing for ventilator services that were not medically … Read More
(Hartford, CT) — Attorney General William Tong announced a $75 million settlement today between today states and the federal government resolving allegations that Bristol-Myers Squibb Company overcharged the state Medicaid programs for drugs. The investigation resulted from a qui tam … Read More
Mercyhealth has terminated one of its vice presidents, Barb Bortner, after the Janesville-based health care group said it learned Bortner was involved in a $3 million fraudulent invoice and kickback scheme with a vendor. In an internal memo obtained by … Read More
(RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein announced that Ruben Samuel Matos of Angier was sentenced to 42 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit health care fraud. He was also ordered to pay $1,997,883 in … Read More
ST. LOUIS – On August 18, 2021, a federal grand jury issued a twenty-five count indictment against Katie Diana Rooney charging Rooney with health-care fraud and controlled substance offenses. At the time Rooney allegedly committed these offenses, she was a … Read More
Miami, Florida – A federal district judge in Fort Lauderdale yesterday sentenced the last of 16 defendants for their roles in a large-scale kickback and bribery scheme involving employees and vendors of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical … Read More
On, August 17, 2021, Hinds County Circuit Court Judge Faye Peterson sentenced Regina Thomas owner of the former Total Healthcare Network, Inc., on five counts of Medicaid Fraud, totaling $4,091,208.09 in over-billing and billing for services not rendered. “Medicaid is … Read More
WACO, Texas (KWTX) – A federal judge in Waco has sentenced U.S. Army veteran Theodis Lamond Jefferson, 37, of Arkansas, to two years in prison and ordered him to pay more than $5.9 million in restitution for his role in … Read More
Stuart Bowen has been appointed as the general counsel for Austin ISD. A lifetime public servant, Stuart has served elected officials of both parties in rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse, providing legal strategy, managing crises, and ensuring regulatory compliance. … Read More
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois, has agreed to pay approximately $2.82 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims for medically unnecessary cardiac catheterization procedures performed by a physician who no … Read More
SOUTH BEND – Angela Jasinski, 31, of Granger, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty upon her plea of guilty to wire fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tina L. Nommay. Ms. Jansinski was sentenced to … Read More
An Eastern Kentucky physician has been acquitted on charges that he defrauded health programs. A jury in federal court returned the not-guilty verdict on eight counts of health fraud against Dr. Sai P. Gutti of Pikeville after deliberating less than … Read More
HELENA – Democratic lawmakers in Montana said they are opposed to a plan to end 12-month continuous eligibility for people who qualify for Medicaid expansion or another program that provides health coverage for those with a disabling mental illness. The … Read More
TOPEKA — An expansive audit of Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s payments to companies contracted to deliver services under the state’s Medicaid program found $1.3 million in inappropriate compensation for care of people who had actually died. Steven Anderson, … Read More
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Phillip Coyne, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General, today announced that LISA AZINHEIRA and L.A. … Read More
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, August 12, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — The federal government has joined in on several lawsuits accusing health care giant Kaiser Permanente of Medicaid overbilling in its Medicare Advantage managed-care plans. Medicare Advantage, also known as Medicare … Read More
August 10, 2021 (SAINT PAUL) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced that his office has obtained a plea of guilty against a former operator of four personal care assistant (PCA) agencies who defrauded Minnesota’s Medical Assistance (Medicaid) program out … Read More
(CNN Business)Accenture, the global consulting firm, has been hit by the LockBit ransomware gang, according to the cybercriminal group’s website. Accenture (ACN)’s encrypted files will be published by the group on the dark web on Wednesday unless the company pays … Read More
A federal grand jury in Newark, New Jersey, returned a superseding indictment today charging a Florida owner of multiple telemedicine companies with orchestrating a health care fraud and illegal kickback scheme that involved the submission of over $784 million in … Read More
DETROIT, MI – Ascension Michigan and related hospitals, Providence Park Hospital, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, St. John Macomb Oakland Hospital and Ascension Crittenton Hospital (collectively, Ascension Michigan), all located in Michigan, have agreed to pay $2.8 million to … Read More
On July 30, the DOJ announced that two Montana nurse practitioners have been sentenced to 12 and nine months in prison, respectively, and ordered to each pay millions in restitution for their involvement in a Medicare fraud conspiracy. The court … Read More
EAST SAINT LOUIS, Ill. – Shomanicka Holly, 36, of East Saint Louis, Illinois, was arraigned in federal court today after a grand jury returned an indictment charging her with three counts of felony health care fraud. The indictment alleges that … Read More
HAMDEN, CT — A Hamden dentist with an office in North Haven is accused of defrauding Medicaid by billing the government health care program more than $200,000 for services he didn’t perform, according to officials. Christian O’Connor, 53, of Hamden, … Read More
LEVITTOWN, PA — The owner of Penndel Drugs, Inc. and one of his employees have agreed to pay $250,000 to the state to resolve their liability under the False Claims Act, after the employee was shown to be a convicted … Read More
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court following his conviction at trial on two counts of health care fraud, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. United States District Judge David S. … Read More
