The U.S. Justice Department and HHS brought in more than $5 billion in healthcare fraud settlements in fiscal year 2021, according to a report jointly released by the agencies July 5.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Healthcare billing fraud: 9 recent cases
From the conviction of a former healthcare management company leader in a $1.4 billion billing scheme, to a Kentucky physician agreeing to pay more than $500,000 to settle allegations he submitted more than $3 million false claims to Medicare, he…
Florida nursing home chain to pay $1.75M to settle COVID-19 vaccine false claim allegations
West Palm Beach, Fla.-based MorseLife Nursing Home Health System agreed to pay $1.75 million June 30 to settle claims that they vaccinated hundreds of ineligible people for COVID-19 at a clinic as part of the CDC’s Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Ca…
Detroit hospital housekeepers fired for blowing whistle on unsanitary conditions, lawsuit says
Two women contracted as housekeepers at Detroit’s Harper University Hospital and Hutzel Women’s Hospital filed a lawsuit June 30, claiming they were fired in retaliation for reporting concerns about what they described as dirty operating rooms and othe…
MCG Health faces lawsuit after data breach affecting patients at 8 hospitals
A lawsuit was filed against clinical guidance software vendor MCG Health over a March data breach that has affected at least eight healthcare organizations.
Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to New York COVID-19 vaccination mandate
The Supreme Court on June 30 decided it would not hear a challenge to New York’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for healthcare workers that does not include a religious exemption, according to The Washington Post.
Iowa man gets 27 months in prison for sharing VA patient’s health info
An Iowa man has been sentenced June 29 to more than two years in prison for wrongfully accessing and disclosing information from patient records at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
WVU Medicine sued by former employee for wrongful termination
Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine faces a lawsuit filed by a former employee who alleges she was wrongfully fired, the West Virginia Record reported June 23.
Former hospital executive convicted in $1.4B billing scheme
The former leader of a rural hospital chain has been convicted for his role in an elaborate pass-through billing scheme, the Justice Department announced June 27.
States add protections for healthcare providers who perform abortions for out-of-state residents
States where abortion remains legal are acting to legally protect healthcare providers who perform abortions and reproductive health services for out-of-state residents who live where the procedure is banned or restricted and travel to recieve services…
