An Arizona couple has pleaded guilty to causing more than $1.2 billion in fraudulent claims to be submitted to Medicare and other health insurance programs for unnecessary wound grafts that were applied to elderly and terminally ill patients.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James is calling on healthcare providers to continue providing gender-affirming care for individuals under 19, cautioning that restricting services could violate state anti-discrimination laws.
After pleading guilty to a three-decade identity fraud scheme that began at a hot dog cart in New Mexico, a former systems architect at an Iowa hospital was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison.
A Louisiana grand jury has indicted a New York state physician for providing and mailing abortion medication to a Louisiana resident via telehealth in what appears to be the first known criminal case of its kind.
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.
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.