Akram Boutros, MD, who was fired as president and CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth, filed a new lawsuit against the health system alleging breach of contract, according to court documents shared with Becker's.

A Connecticut physician and the medical practice he owns have agreed to pay more than $4.2 million to settle allegations he submitted false claims to Medicare and the state's Medicaid program for medically unnecessary services. 

A nurse has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for tampering with and stealing controlled medications while working at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, N.Y., the Justice Department said Dec. 13.

A Georgia laboratory owner has been convicted of fraudulently claiming money from Medicare for expensive genetic testing that wasn't necessary, enriching himself with over $21 million in the process.

Colorado Springs, Colo., surgeon Tiffany Willard, MD, was ordered to pay nearly $1 million to a former patient, ABC affiliate KRDO reported Dec. 12.

From Dignity Health and two Tenet affiliates agreeing to a $22.5 million settlement, to a Florida physician getting more than three years in prison for his role in a $4.5 million scheme, here are 11 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker's…

A Connecticut psychologist pleaded guilty to $2.6 million in billing fraud, the Justice Department said Dec. 13. 

Former Cape Cod Hospital cardiovascular medical director Richard Zelman, MD, is suing the Barnstable, Mass.-based hospital and CEO Michael Lauf for alleged whistleblower retaliation and defamation, The Boston Globe reported Dec. 8.

A pharmacy worker and the owner of a separate pharmacy were arrested Dec. 8 for their alleged role in a Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme that reached $10.5 million via medically unnecessary prescriptions, according to a Justice Department news release. 

The federal government cannot compel Catholic healthcare providers to perform gender-affirming surgeries under an HHS regulation that bans sex discrimination in healthcare, a U.S. appeals court ruled Dec. 9.