The co-owner and administrator of a pharmacy pleaded guilty to charges in a scheme that defrauded payers by more than $65 million, the Justice Department said Feb. 7.
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An Illinois judge found a physician from Oak Park, Ill., guilty of defrauding the state out of more than $1.2 million in Medicaid funds.
The death of a baby who was decapitated during delivery has been ruled a homicide, the Clayton County (Ga.) Medical Examiner's office said.
A group of community members has filed a lawsuit against New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System, alleging that the health system deliberately moved services and staff from Mount Sinai Beth Israel and the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary…
Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health has agreed to pay more than $11.7 million to resolve allegations that it submitted annual wellness visit services that violated Medicare rules.
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The Medical Group Management Association has released its federal advocacy agenda for 2024 to "ensure the sustainability of medical group practices and advance their ability to provide high-quality patient care."
A man who pleaded guilty to conspiring with five former employees of Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist Hospital to unlawfully disclose patient information has been sentenced to five years of probation.
A judge recently ruled in favor of Steward Carney Hospital and its former president, Bill Walczak, declaring that neither engaged in defamation or retaliation when firing 31 employees more than a decade ago.
From a medical biller ordered to pay more than $336 million in restitution to a serial fraudster sentenced to 10 years in prison for his latest scheme, here are 12 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker's has reported on since Jan.…
Pomona (California) Valley Hospital Medical Center agreed to pay more than $2 million to resolve allegations it overbilled the state's Medicaid program for prescription medications.