A former dermatologist was sentenced to seven years in prison for fraudulently submitting nearly $120 million in claims related to the 1-800-GET-THIN Lap-Band surgery business.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Indiana nurse who removed patient's oxygen pleads guilty to felony
An Indiana nurse pleaded guilty to a felony charge after being charged with removing a COVID-19 patient’s oxygen at a nursing home, the Indianapolis Star reported April 17.
Johns Hopkins, Sibley Hospital pay $5M to settle improper compensation allegations
Washington, D.C.- based Sibley Hospital and its parent company John Hopkins Health System agreed to pay $5 million to settle Stark Law violation allegations.
Viewpoint: Loans to reopen Madera County Hospital deserve support
The Fresno Bee editorial board is supporting California AB 412, a bill that would provide loans to reopen the shuttered Madera County (Calif.) Hospital, in an April 17 opinion piece.
8 recent hospitals lawsuits, settlements
From a union suing a California hospital for allegedly laying off workers to avoid a minimum wage law, to a former physician acquitted in the death of 14 patients suing Trinity Health for malicious prosecution, here are eight hospital lawsuits Becker’s…
Florida nurse pleads guilty to replacing fentanyl with saline
A Florida nurse has pleaded guilty to replacing fentanyl with saline in nearly 450 vials.
Supreme Court to hear False Claims Act case: 5 things to know
The Supreme Court will decide if pharmacies knowingly overcharged Medicare and Medicaid, in a case that could weaken the False Claims Act, NPR reported April 17.
63 years in prison cumulatively for physician, 8 others in $126M Tricare fraud
Texas physician James Don Jackson, MD, and eight others including three pharmacy owners, two pharmacists and three patient recruiters, were sentenced for their roles in a $126 million compounding pharmacy fraud scheme designed to bilk workers’ compensa…
Supreme Court: Abortion pill to remain, no final ruling yet
On April 14, Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. ordered mifepristone to remain available for at least another five days as the Supreme Court mulls the case.
Former hospital executive wins $5M in lawsuit over departure
A cardiothoracic surgeon who formerly served as an executive at Macon, Ga.-based Navicent Health was awarded more $5 million after a jury found he was forced out of his position, Fox and ABC affiliate WGXA reported April 14.
