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Nurse Practitioner Sentenced in Twelve Million Dollar Health Care …

(3 days ago) WEBPROVIDENCE, R.I. – A registered nurse and nurse practitioner, who defrauded commercial health insurers and Medicare of nearly $12 million by devising …

https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/nurse-practitioner-sentenced-twelve-million-dollar-health-care-fraud-scheme

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Office of Public Affairs National Health Care Fraud Enforcement

(8 days ago) WEBThe Department of Justice prosecuted 138 defendants, including doctors and telemedicine executives, for various health care fraud schemes that exploited …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/national-health-care-fraud-enforcement-action-results-charges-involving-over-14-billion

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DOJ announces 78 people charged over $2.5 billion in false health …

(5 days ago) WEBThe Justice Department on Wednesday announced a nationwide health care fraud crackdown that resulted in charges against 78 defendants in separate schemes …

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/doj-announces-78-people-charged-nationwide-health-care/story?id=100447219

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DOJ targets nationwide health care fraud scheme involving over …

(9 days ago) WEBCNN —. The Justice Department announced a sweeping enforcement effort Wednesday aimed at health care, telemedicine and illegal prescription schemes totaling of $2.5 …

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/28/politics/doj-health-care-fraud-scheme/index.html

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Justice Department charges 78 in multibillion-dollar health care …

(Just Now) WEBThe Justice Department announced charges against 78 people related to health care fraud schemes. Federal and state law enforcement offices brought criminal …

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/28/1184795720/78-people-face-charges-for-2-5-billion-in-attempted-health-care-fraud-doj-says

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US announces charges in $2.5 billion healthcare fraud takedown

(9 days ago) WEBThe U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday announced federal and local criminal charges targeting 78 defendants across 16 states as part of a law enforcement …

https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-announces-charges-25-billion-healthcare-fraud-takedown-2023-06-28/

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Feds charge 36 in alleged health care fraud schemes totaling

(6 days ago) WEBFeds charge 36 in alleged health care fraud schemes totaling $1.2 billion. By Robert Legare. Edited By Stefan Becket. July 20, 2022 / 11:34 AM EDT / CBS News. …

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/health-care-fraud-justice-department-charges-1-2-billion/

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DOJ charges 138 with health-care fraud, including opioids, Covid

(2 days ago) WEBFeds charge 138, including doctors, with $1.4 billion in health-care fraud involving telemedicine, Covid, opioids. The Department of Justice announced criminal …

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/17/doj-charges-138-with-health-care-fraud-including-opioids-covid-telemedicine.html

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2021 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action

(8 days ago) WEB9 defendants are alleged to have engaged in various health care fraud schemes that exploited the COVID-19 pandemic which resulted in the submission of …

https://www.justice.gov/criminal/criminal-fraud/2021-national-health-care-fraud-enforcement-action

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Dozens in 16 States Charged With Health Care Fraud Schemes, …

(6 days ago) WEBJune 28, 2023, at 3:59 p.m. Dozens in 16 States Charged With Health Care Fraud Schemes, Including $1.9B in Bogus Claims. More. Kevin Wolf. Attorney General Merrick …

https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2023-06-28/dozens-in-16-states-charged-with-health-care-fraud-schemes-including-1-9b-in-bogus-claims

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U.S. announces $1.2 bln healthcare crackdown tied to telehealth

(2 days ago) WEBThe U.S. Justice Department unveiled a $1.2 billion healthcare fraud crackdown on Wednesday, revealing criminal charges against 36 defendants for alleged …

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-announces-12-bln-healthcare-crackdown-tied-telehealth-cardiovascular-tests-2022-07-20/

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How Insurers Exploited Medicare Advantage for Billions - The New …

(3 days ago) WEBMedicare Advantage, a private-sector alternative to traditional Medicare, was designed by Congress two decades ago to encourage health insurers to find innovative …

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/08/upshot/medicare-advantage-fraud-allegations.html

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2023 Nationwide Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action

(8 days ago) WEBThe Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General participated alongside key law enforcement partners in the 2023 Nationwide Health …

https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/media-materials/2023-nationwide-health-care-fraud-enforcement-action/

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Florida health clinic owner sentenced in $36 million fraud scheme …

(1 days ago) WEB0:56. A Florida woman has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for her role in a health care fraud conspiracy that brought in $8.6 million. …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/30/florida-woman-health-care-fraud-blue-cross-blue-shield/71379942007/

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US Announces Charges in $2.5 Billion Healthcare Fraud Takedown

(8 days ago) WEBBy Sarah N. Lynch. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday announced federal and local criminal charges targeting 78 defendants …

https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2023-06-28/us-announces-charges-in-2-5-billion-healthcare-fraud-takedown

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Florida businessman settles for $27 million in major healthcare …

(2 days ago) WEBMIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) — A healthcare fraud case involving a Florida businessman and his companies has resulted in a settlement of over $27 million. …

https://cbs12.com/news/local/florida-businessman-settles-for-27-million-in-major-healthcare-fraud-case-florida-may-25-2024

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Bergen NJ counseling center owner admits health care fraud

(7 days ago) WEBThe owner of a New Jersey counseling center admitted to her role in a health care fraud scheme involving hundreds of false claims, U.S. Attorney Philip R. …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/garfield/2024/03/19/bergen-county-nj-counseling-center-owner-health-care-fraud/73033753007/

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Twin Brothers Plead Guilty to $45 Million Healthcare Fraud

(2 days ago) WEBThe brothers admitted to billing insurance for $45 million and receiving $9 million as part of the scheme. The brothers both have a history of discipline from the …

https://www.dmagazine.com/healthcare-business/2024/05/twin-brothers-plead-guilty-to-45-million-healthcare-fraud/

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Office of Public Affairs National Enforcement Action Results in 78

(1 days ago) WEBThe Justice Department, together with federal and state law enforcement partners, announced today a strategically coordinated, two-week nationwide law …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/national-enforcement-action-results-78-individuals-charged-25b-health-care-fraud

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Health care fraud: Ex-Bergen jail guard admits participating in …

(5 days ago) WEB0:00. 0:43. A former Bergen County corrections officer admitted in federal court Wednesday to participating in a complex scheme to defraud the county health …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/2021/04/21/bergen-county-corrections-officer-admits-defrauding-county-healthcare-system/7325076002/

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Indianapolis woman, attorney, sentenced to 5+ years in prison for …

(9 days ago) WEBAccording to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office from the Southern District of Indiana, 63-year-old Leslie Smith, an Indianapolis resident, was sentenced to 5.5 years …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/indianapolis-woman-attorney-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison-for-fraud-tax-evasion/ar-BB1ncD4m

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US man gets 10 years for laundering cash from online fraud

(Just Now) WEBLaundering cash from healthcare, romance scams lands US man in prison for a decade. Georgia resident Malachi Mullings received a decade-long sentence for …

https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/22/health_care_and_romance_frauds/

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Ex-podiatry office manager handed 5-year fraud sentence

(4 days ago) WEB1.00. An Indianapolis woman has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in federal prison after pleading guilty to health care fraud, wire fraud and tax evasion, the …

https://www.ibj.com/articles/ex-podiatry-office-manager-handed-5-year-fraud-sentence

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Ascension hospitals' ransomware hack affecting patient care

(1 days ago) WEB0:51. Nearly two weeks since the May 8 ransomware attack that took down the computer network across the nation's biggest Catholic health system, employees at …

https://www.freep.com/story/news/health/2024/05/21/ascension-hospital-hack-ransomware-cyber-attack/73776557007/

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Australian government investigating 'large-scale ransomware' data

(1 days ago) WEBThe ABC can confirm e-script provider MediSecure is the health organisation at the centre of the large-scale ransomware data breach announced by the …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-16/health-organisation-part-of-large-scale-ransomware-data-breach/103856582

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Office of Public Affairs Justice Department Announces …

(1 days ago) WEBThe Department of Justice today announced criminal charges against 18 defendants in nine federal districts across the United States for their alleged participation …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-nationwide-coordinated-law-enforcement-action-combat-covid-19

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Did Obamacare ‘massively’ increase the cost of health care?

(1 days ago) WEB2020-2023: 8 percent increase. Put another way, if total costs had continued on the same pre-ACA path, they would now be about $60,000 — or double the current …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/13/did-obamacare-massively-increase-cost-health-care/

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Nurses threaten to strike at 3 NJ hospitals over staff ratios

(8 days ago) WEB0:04. 1:56. About 3,000 nurses have voted to authorize a strike at three New Jersey hospitals — Englewood Health, Hackensack Meridian's Palisades Medical …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/health/2024/05/28/nurses-threaten-to-strike-at-3-nj-hospitals-over-staff-ratios-englewood-cooper-palisades/73875847007/

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Nationwide Spice Recall Update as FDA Issues Concern Level

(7 days ago) WEBThe classification is also used "where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote." Bowls of spices on July 5, 2013, in Monteriggioni, Italy.

https://www.newsweek.com/cinnamon-warning-recall-fda-update-class-two-1905223

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Educators: Medical fraud at crisis pregnancy centers should

(Just Now) WEBFrom The Center. Imagine for a moment that a cancer patient in desperate need of treatment selects a local “crisis cancer center” that — unbeknown to them — is …

https://www.allsides.com/news/2024-05-24-0415/healthcare-educators-medical-fraud-crisis-pregnancy-centers-should-make-us

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Twenty-Three Individuals Charged in $61.5 Million Medicare Fraud …

(8 days ago) WEBThe U.S. Department of Justice announced the indictment of 23 individuals for allegedly defrauding Medicare of more than $61.5 million by paying kickbacks and …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/twenty-three-individuals-charged-615-million-medicare-fraud-schemes

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Kavanaugh Sits Out Supreme Court Decision Against Ex-Stormy …

(5 days ago) WEBKavanaugh sat out the High Court's decision on Tuesday to reject an appeal of extortion and fraud Associate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh poses for …

https://www.newsweek.com/brett-kavanaugh-sits-out-supreme-court-decision-aganist-michael-avenatti-1905447

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District of New Jersey Announces Charges in Health Care Fraud …

(4 days ago) WEBAndrew McCubbins, 39, of Draper, Utah, the owner of a telemedicine company, pleaded guilty by videoconference on Sept. 24, 2020, before U.S. District …

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/district-new-jersey-announces-charges-health-care-fraud-cases-part-nationwide-federal-law

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Medical Equipment Suppliers Convicted of Health Care Fraud

(6 days ago) WEBThe Fraud Section leads the Criminal Division’s efforts to combat health care fraud through the Health Care Fraud Strike Force Program. Since March 2007, this …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/medical-equipment-suppliers-convicted-health-care-fraud

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How a young NJ mother overcame a stroke after giving birth

(5 days ago) WEBThe risk is greatest in the first 12 weeks after delivery. "During and immediately after pregnancy, a woman’s body goes through inflammatory and hormonal …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/health/2024/05/28/postpartum-preeclampsia-nj-stroke-after-birth/73715034007/

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