A Louisiana nursing home owner who sent more than 800 residents to a warehouse during Hurricane Ida in 2021 will only serve three years of probation, The New York Times reported July 22.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
Texas Children's Hospital in Houston is being investigated by state and federal officials for allegedly illegally billing Medicaid for transgender care, the Houston Chronicle reported July 22.
The part owner and operator of a home health company was convicted for her role in a $100 million Medicaid fraud scheme.
Catherine Leavy, 37, was sentenced in federal court for calling in a hoax bomb threat against Boston Children's Hospital in 2022.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has signed legislation that increases oversight of pharmacy benefit managers.
A former nurse at WellSpan Chambersburg (Pa.) Hospital has been accused of falsifying medical information following a patient's death, court documents show.
A Whitefish, Mont. physician pleaded guilty to fraudulently billing Medicare and other healthcare programs in a $39 million telemedicine fraud scheme.
The board overseeing Hollister, Calif.-based Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital is seeking to reenter Chapter 9 bankruptcy, arguing that a judge improperly tossed its case based on an "unduly narrow" view of insolvency tests while excluding its pension obligations from the…
DaVita has agreed to pay nearly $34.5 million to settle allegations that it paid kickbacks to a competitor, nephrologists and vascular access physicians to induce referrals.
Guardant Health, a precision oncology company, has agreed to pay more than $900,000 to settle allegations that it submitted false claims to Medicare and Tricare.