Konstantinos Zarkadas, MD, of Glen Cove, N.Y., was sentenced to spend 51 months in prison and repay $3.5 million in restitution for COVID-19 emergency relief fraud, the Justice Department said March 18.
David Kwiat, MD, the New York ophthalmologist who sued a butcher shop manager for asking that he wear a mask, has been sued for allegedly firing an employee who reported COVID-19 violations at his office, The Daily Gazette reported March 18.
The Green Mountain Care Board, a Vermont regulatory body, has approved the state’s third ASC while restricting the specialties it can offer, Seven Days reported March 17.