A woman from Denton, Md., was sentenced to five years of probation after she falsely represented herself as a registered nurse and worked as a nursing home's RN supervisor in 2023.
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Some hospitals in the U.S. have paused gender-affirming care for minors after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to restrict federal funding and support for such care.
Chesapeake (Va.) Regional Medical Center on Jan. 28 pleaded not guilty to charges of healthcare fraud, conspiracy to defraud the U.S., and interfering with government functions, a spokesperson for the hospital confirmed to Becker's.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Jan. 28 to restrict federal funding and support for gender-affirming care for minors. The order directs federal agencies to reassess policies and to ensure institutions that receive federal research or education grants are…
A Madison, Miss., man was sentenced to 37 months in prison for his role in a more than $12 million Medicare and Medicare Advantage fraud scheme.
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Federal prosecutors dismissed charges on Jan. 24 against Eithan Haim, MD, a Texas surgeon accused of illegally accessing and sharing private medical records related to gender-transition treatments for minors at Texas Children's Hospital, according to court documents obtained by Becker's.
HHS Inspector General Christi Grimm was one of more than a dozen federal watchdogs fired by President Donald Trump, ABC News reported Jan. 26.
A federal appeals court upheld the conviction of a North Carolina ear, nose and throat physician who reused single-use surgical devices on more than 1,500 Medicare patients, NBC affiliate WCNC reported Jan. 26.
By 2050, one in four people in Europe and North America will be over the age of 65. This reality increases the dire demand for health systems that can smoothly manage patients' complex needs. Such a demographic shift indicates that…
On Jan. 24, Epic filed a reply memorandum urging the dismissal of an antitrust lawsuit brought against it by New York City-based Particle Health, a health data exchange startup.