Two Houston men face additional charges in a nationwide pharmacy healthcare fraud scheme that targeted elderly people. Mohamed Mokbel and Fathy Elsafty made their initial appearance before a U.S. Magistrate on Aug. 2, according to an announcement from the Justice…
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A mental health technician died in June after being kicked by a patient at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital in Sumter, S.C. The local county coroner's office has ruled the death as a homicide.
A nurse was arrested July 31 at The Miriam Hospital in Providence, R.I., after she was found in possession of a gun, police told CBS affiliate WPRI.
A New York physician was indicted in an alleged kickback scheme that subjected Medicaid patients to unnecessary radiological tests.
Two California healthcare institutions were named in a class-action lawsuit filed July 25 claiming that patients' private medical data was used to target them with Facebook ads.
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Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore University HealthSystem has agreed to pay more than $10.3 million to resolve allegations over its COVID-19 shot mandate, Evanston Now reported July 29.
A woman has filed a lawsuit alleging that Louisville, Ky.-based Kindred Healthcare broke state and federal law by withholding pay from workers, Law360 reported July 28.
A New York-based speciality pharmacy has agreed to pay $115,000 to settle allegations it committed prior authorization fraud.
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare was hit with another antitrust lawsuit and a Securities and Exchange Commission complaint this week.
A Georgia man was sentenced to 70 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $5 million for his role in Medicaid fraud schemes that spanned three states.