Legal & Regulatory Issues

A Houston home healthcare owner was sentenced Aug. 16 to 60 months in prison after admitting to a $10 million Medicare fraud scheme. 

Here are four recent lawsuits filed by nurses that Becker's has covered since Aug. 2:

Members of the Oregon Nurses Association have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging "wage theft" by Renton, Wash.-based Providence.

A Stockton, Calif., physician and his medical practice have agreed to pay nearly $2 million to resolve Medicare billing fraud and kickback allegations. 

From a Florida man being charged with allegedly using a Pennsylvania hospital in a $25 million Medicare scam, to the indictment of a New York physician in an alleged kickback scheme, here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases that have…

The Justice Department is set to retry Philip Esformes, a Florida nursing home owner who had his 20-year prison sentence commuted by former President Donald Trump in September 2019, on six healthcare fraud criminal charges, CNBC reported Aug. 12.

A data entry specialist for Derby, Conn.-based Griffin Health waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty Aug. 12 to creating fake COVID-19 vaccination records, the Justice Department said.

Former employees of the now-closed Santa Cruz Valley Regional Hospital in Green Valley, Ariz., have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging they were not paid for accrued time off upon termination, the Green Valley News reported Aug. 13.

Chicago-based Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Meta, Facebook and Instagram were named in a lawsuit filed Aug. 10 accusing the hospital of sharing sensitive patient health data with the social media companies.  

A federal judge granted preliminary approval Aug. 10 of a $5.7 million settlement between Huntington, W.Va.-based Cabell Huntington Hospital and 211 retirees who accused the provider of reneging on healthcare benefit promises.