On November 24, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a Georgia podiatrist’s conviction and sentence for his alleged role in an illegal kickback scheme involving TRICARE, a federal program for members of the military and… Read More
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Pennsylvania Prescription Drugs “Goodie Bags” Doctor Pays $2.8M To Settle Healthcare Fraud Claims
The U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced on March 17, 2020 that a Pennsylvania doctor who was alleged to have given out “Goodie Bags” of prescription drugs, including dangerous controlled drugs, has agreed to… Read More
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California Physician Charged With Mail Fraud For Selling Purported “100% Cure” For COVID-19
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California announced on April 16, 2020 that a licensed physician who owned a med spa in San Diego, California was charged on April 16, 2020 with mail fraud in connection with… Read More
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VA Nursing Home Resident Bitten Over 100 Times By Ants Before His Death
“His room had ants, the ceiling, the walls, the beds. They were everywhere. The staff member says to me, ‘When we walked in here, we thought Mr. Marrable was dead. We thought he wasn’t even alive, because the ants were… Read More
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Federal Appellate Court Holds Nursing Home Residents Alleging “Dumping” Have A Statutory Right Enforceable Under § 1983
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) stated in its opinion filed on July 18, 2019, “The Medicaid Act requires that states participating in Medicaid “provide for a fair mechanism . . . for… Read More
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Maryland Hospital Agrees To Pay $3,154,000 To Settle False Claims Allegations
The United States Attorney’s Office District of Maryland announced on June 27, 2019 that Anne Arundel Medical Center (“AAMC”), located in Annapolis, Maryland, has agreed to pay the United States $3,154,000 to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that… Read More
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VA Nursing Home Inspection Reports Show Veterans Being Harmed
USA Today reports that “from April through December 2018, inspectors from a private contractor cited 52 out of 99 VA nursing homes for deficiencies that caused “actual harm” to veterans. In three facilities, they found veterans’ health and safety in… Read More
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Medication Error Leading To Veteran’s Death Results In $800,000 Settlement
The family of a 64-year-old veteran who had gone to a VA medical center in South Carolina complaining of nausea and vomiting and was given the wrong medication that led to his death on February 2, 2017 has settled the… Read More
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Texas Doctor And Texas Pill Mill Owner Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison
A Texas physician and the owner of a Texas pain management clinic that federal prosecutors identified as a pill mill were sentenced on September 20, 2018 to 35 years (420 months) in prison for providing tens of thousands of unlawful… Read More
