It’s the end of an era. The Xerox name and logo have been removed from Rochester’s tallest building which was the company’s old downtown location. Early Monday, crews removed the large sign outside the building’s main entrance. Back in January, … Read More
Despite multiple problems with Conduent’s cashless tolling process at the Tappan Zee and Mario Cuomo bridge crossings, and other issues across the country, top execs of the company earned millions. Top corporate executives behind New York’s embattled cashless tolling roadways … Read More
State lawmakers spent hours Wednesday pressing state officials, along with private companies that manage health care for Medicaid recipients, about a recent investigation by The Dallas Morning News that revealed how Texas is failing to provide care to some of … Read More
TOKYO Fujifilm Holdings Corp has threatened to compete against Xerox Corp in Asia-Pacific and challenge it in America and Europe if it failed to renew its technology agreement in 2021. Xerox had said on Monday it would start sourcing products … Read More
TAMPA BAY, Florida – The Florida Department of Transportation put contractor Conduent on notice it’s in danger of defaulting on its $287 million electronic tolling contract because of ongoing failures with a month-long SunPass disruption that was supposed to last … Read More
HOUSTON, TX— FBI Houston and the Houston-Area Medicare Fraud Strike Force (MFSF) arrested 12 people, including two health care professionals, for their alleged involvement in health care fraud schemes. The arrests were the result of a nationwide Medicare fraud takedown— … Read More
Attorney General Ken Paxton today congratulated the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of his office after it received the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s award of excellence in fighting fraud, waste and abuse. Attorney General … Read More
Conduent Incorporated (NYSE:CNDT) shares ended at $18.08 with 3.23 mln shares exchanging hands. That puts the market capitalization at $4.1 bln. It opened the session with a $18.2 price tag, later ranging from $18.015 to $18.27, the range at which … Read More
The Texas Supreme Court has found Xerox responsible for $1 billion in fraudulent Medicaid payments made while the company was responsible for pre-authorizations for Texas Medicaid patients’ dental work. According to a Texas Tribune report, the decision upheld a Texas … Read More
Standing before a federal judge in a San Antonio courtroom on Tuesday afternoon, former state Sen. Carlos Uresti was contrite. “I truly feel remorseful, ashamed, disappointed, disgraced, angry at myself and sad,” Uresti told the court, according to the San … Read More
Law360 (June 22, 2018, 10:09 AM EDT) — Xerox Corp. can’t try to share the blame for what Texas alleges is a $1 billion civil Medicaid fraud with orthodontists who allegedly provided unnecessary services to poor children, the Texas Supreme Court … Read More
$2 billion Texas Medicaid lawsuit against Conduent going to jury in November and is NOT priced in; similar recent lawsuits suggest Conduent likely to settle for ~$500M+. Conduent (CNDT) is a low-quality, low-moat business process outsourcing company that has captured … Read More
The Lamar Institute of Technology (LIT) dental hygiene program undertook its first ever medical mission trip to the Philippines in May. The recent trip was initiated by Dr. Kristina Mendoza, a 2011 graduate of LIT’s dental hygiene program, a faculty … Read More
Dental insurance claims audits are on the rise, and one look at the landscape indicates the trend will continue. Consider that, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, healthcare spending reached approximately $3.3 trillion in 2016. Roughly 4 … Read More
Columbia, South Carolina —- A federal grand jury has returned a thirty-eight count superseding indictment Tuesday charging Cameron Banks (a/k/a Reggie Staggers), age 32, of Georgetwon, S.C., Angela Pyatt, age 49, of Conway, S.C., and Solomon Pyatt, age 56, of … Read More
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska dentist has been sentenced to 10 months for submitting fraudulent bills to Nebraska and Iowa Medicaid programs. Authorities say 59-year-old Gregory Garro, of Omaha, was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Omaha. He … Read More
From paralyzed Texans trapped in bed for hours on end to children denied care vital to keeping them alive, a recent investigation by The Dallas Morning News revealed how the state is failing to provide care for some of its … Read More
AUSTIN — A majority of Texas residents want the state to spend more on health care programs and expand Medicaid, according to the results of a recent poll. The study by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Episcopal Health Foundation … Read More
In my time as a media professional in the dental industry, I have read a lot of dentist-authored articles about the difficulties of participating in government-managed programs such as Medicaid and CHIP. It’s clear that is a frustrating experience for … Read More
We reviewed $141.6 million in increased payments made to 120 selected providers to determine whether the State agency made increased Medicaid payments appropriately. We determined that the 120 selected providers were eligible as primary care providers under Federal requirements. Therefore, … Read More
If you think the Republicans running our state government really believe in lowering our taxes and sending less of our money to Washington, think again. And think instead about what’s happening in Virginia and Maine. Our elected representatives in Austin … Read More
Last week, the House of Representatives voted to approve a package revoking about $7 billion in funding reserved for the Children’s Health Insurance Program. The decision hasn’t gone over well in the children’s advocacy community. But what’s next for this … Read More
Texas, the nation’s second most-populous state, has a diverse population in terms of race, ethnicity, immigration status, income, and geography. One of 17 states that did not expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, Texas also has the largest number … Read More
A former social worker who participated in a Medicaid fraud scheme by falsifying medical documents was sentenced to prison and ordered to repay more than $1 million. Duke Ellington Ellis was alleged to have forged signatures of a licensed psychologist … Read More
Data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Tuesday reveals the scale of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollment in the United States. In 2017, 46.3 million children in the United States were enrolled at one … Read More
Following the president’s rescissions proposal, it’s not surprising there has been some confusion surrounding what it would and would not do. The term “rescission” itself is budgetary jargon rarely heard outside the Beltway, and it is apparently rarely understood even … Read More
WORCESTER – Three former managers of a now-defunct Westminster transportation company were placed on probation and ordered to pay restitution Monday for their roles in what prosecutors allege was a scheme to fraudulently bill the state’s Medicaid program for nearly … Read More
Christina Deras, who worked for years for the Veterans Affairs Administration, winced with pain as she took a seat outside the Bexar County Courthouse on Tuesday. Read more at expressnews.com
Day after day, Heather Powell lay in bed, in pain, in her small San Antonio apartment. For two years she languished there, staring at the ceiling, watching cop dramas on Netflix, surfing the Internet with a computer mouse tucked under … Read More
A federal jury found Mercy O. Ainabe, a patient recruiter for Texas Tender Care, guilty today for her role in a $3.6 million Medicare fraud scheme involving fraudulent claims for home health services. Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan … Read More
By Marissa Evans, The Texas Tribune May 3, 2018 “Amid contracting scandal, Charles Smith to retire as head of Texas health commission” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages … Read More
A Detroit woman was sentenced to a year in jail and ordered to pay $915,000 in restitution to a nonprofit after being convicted of embezzlement and health care and Medicaid fraud. Lajuana Scott, 59, also received five years of probation … Read More
Law360 (May 30, 2018, 8:08 PM EDT) — Texas has reached settlements totaling $15.2 million with six individuals and four companies involved in physical therapy that were accused of making false statements and conspiring to obtain unauthorized Medicaid benefits, the … Read More
Federal officials accused David Williams of Fort Worth of fraudulently billing health insurance companies more than $25 million and billing those companies for medical services while impersonating a certified health care provider. Read more at star-telegram.com
A dentist from Macomb County has been sentenced to serve 218 days in jail and ordered to pay $1.7 million in restitution for committing a Medicaid fraud scheme. David Johnson, 51, of Chesterfield Township, also was sentenced to five years … Read More
The former owner of Livernois Dental has been sentenced to about seven months in jail for Medicaid fraud and ordered to pay $1.7 million in restitution, Attorney General Bill Schuette announced Wednesday. Read more at Crain’s Detroit Business
A dentist was sentenced to 20 months in jail after pleading no contest in December to charges of performing unnecessary work on several patients in Daly City and then stealing someone’s identity to seek other dental jobs, San Mateo County … Read More
RICHMOND, VA – A Mechanicsville dentist was sentenced Friday to 30 months in prison for defrauding Medicaid and four dental insurers of approximately $783,000. According to court documents, Maryam E. Zarei, 47, of Glen Allen, was the owner and operator … Read More
A Mechanicsville dentist who defrauded Medicaid and several insurance companies out of $783,000 from 2013 to 2016 was sentenced Friday to 30 months in prison. In pleading guilty to health care fraud last December, Maryam E. Zarei, 47, of Glen … Read More
A Hanover County dentist faces a possible prison term when sentenced Friday for defrauding Medicaid and four insurance companies out of more than $783,000. Maryam E. Zarei, 47, of Glen Allen, the owner and operator of Atlee Station Family Dentistry … Read More
