The Department of Justice sued Anthem March 26, alleging the health insurance company submitted inaccurate diagnosis codes to the federal government to get higher reimbursement.
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Fairmont (W.Va.) Regional Medical Center closed March 19 and is allegedly refusing to pay workers the wages and benefits they had previously been promised, according WBOY.
The U.S. Justice Department said this week that intentionally infecting others with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, could be prosecuted as criminal activity, Politico reported.
More health insurance scams and misleading marketing for short-term health plans is cropping up amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
A former Northwestern Memorial Hospital nurse has sued the Chicago-based hospital, claiming she was fired after warning co-workers that the face masks being used at the facility were not as effective in protecting them from contracting COVID-19, according to The…
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Prestige Ameritech, the largest maker of medical face masks in the U.S., is warning consumers that its name is being used in scams during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Department of Justice set up a centralized process for people to report suspected fraud schemes related to COVID-19, the DOJ said March 20.
The owner of a 25-bed critical access hospital in Gulfport, Miss., cheated Medicare out of more than $10 million, a federal jury found March 12, according to the Sun Herald.
From patients suing a Minnesota health system alleging it overcharged for medical records to a Texas pharmacist convicted in a healthcare fraud scheme, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements making headlines.
Six female physicians are suing a high-ranking Yale University anesthesiologist and professor, accusing him of sexual harassment, according to NBC News.