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Kansas physician pleads guilty to $16M fraud scheme
A Kansas physician pleaded guilty to ordering $16 million worth of unnecessary genetic tests and orthotic braces for more than 3,000 patients in a telehealth fraud scheme. -
Nevada physicians worry malpractice bill could worsen shortage
Some physicians in Nevada are concerned proposed legislation to significantly increase the limit on damages a plaintiff can recover in malpractice suits would exacerbate the state's physician shortage if it became law, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported May 9. -
Contract worker arrested, accused of bringing gun to Mississippi hospital
A contract worker at Anderson Regional Medical Center was arrested May 8 after she allegedly brandished a handgun inside the Meridian, Miss.-based hospital, according to ABC affiliate WTOK. -
Nurse pleads guilty to replacing vials with saline while working at Wisconsin hospital
A former nurse at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Janesville, Wis., has pleaded guilty to tampering with vials of fentanyl while working at the facility in 2021, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Wisconsin said May 8. -
Kentucky drug testing labs pay $1.7M to settle Medicare, Medicaid false billing allegations
Two Kentucky drug testing labs will pay $1.7 million to settle allegations they billed Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary urine drug tests. -
Yale New Haven, Northeast Medical Group settle overbilling allegations
Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health and Northeast Medical Group in Bridgeport, Conn. — a physician and associated provider group affiliated with the health system — agreed to pay $560,718 to resolve allegations they overbilled Medicare and the state of Connecticut. -
Michigan nurse sentenced to at least 30 years for 3-year-old's death
A former home health nurse in Michigan has been sentenced to 30 to 75 years in prison in the death of a 3-year-old patient, ABC affiliate WBND reported. -
Healthcare billing fraud: 11 recent cases
From a California physician agreeing to pay $23.9 million to settle allegations his practice submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid, to two New York pharmacy owners indicted for their alleged participation in a $29 million scheme involving false prescription drug claims, here are 11 healthcare fraud cases Becker's has reported since April 24. -
Records stolen from shuttered Indiana hospital posted online
Someone broke into the shuttered La Porte (Ind.) Hospital and illegally removed patient records from shredding bins to post on YouTube, Fox affiliate WXIN reported May 5. -
Essentia Health ordered to pay $19M for misdiagnosed newborn
Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health System will pay $19 million to the family of a child left permanently brain damaged as a result of misdiagnosis as a newborn, the Star Tribune said April 28. -
Texas AG probes Dell Children's over transgender care
Texas has launched an investigation into whether Dell Children's Medical Center is unlawfully performing gender-transition surgeries on minors, Attorney General Ken Paxton said May 5. -
Northwell sues former employee for posting 'disturbing' content from morgue
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health filed suit against a former employee for allegedly posting graphic photos and videos from the morgue at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. -
Family of man killed in golf cart accident pursues claims against Atrium hospital
The family of Gary York Kirkman, the patient killed in an April 14 golf cart accident at Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, plans to take legal action against the hospital. -
Sutter Health looking at $250M liver depository lawsuit
Sacramento-based Sutter Health is facing a $250 million lawsuit amid allegations the health system failed to live up to promises it made regarding a major liver sample center whose products are used in medical research. -
Physician among 5 charged in $11M fraud scheme
Five people were charged for their alleged roles in an $11 million Medicare fraud scheme. -
Podiatrist gets 7-year sentence for billing Medicare under false identity
A Michigan podiatrist was sentenced to seven years in prison for a scheme that resulted in nearly $2 million in fraudulent claims being submitted to Medicare. -
Wisconsin hospitals oppose bill aiming to create healthcare price transparency requirement
The Wisconsin Hospital Association is opposing legislation that would require hospitals to create a list of 300 "shoppable services" or nonemergency procedures they provide, Wisconsin Public Radio reported May 4. -
California distressed hospital loan legislation expected to pass
California legislation that would create a $150 million loan program for financially distressed hospitals is expected to pass and could be signed into law May 4, Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria told KVPR May 3. -
Detroit nurse sentenced for replacing pain meds with saline
A Detroit nurse was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to tampering with vials and syringes of liquid painkillers. -
Florida passes PBM regulation bill
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Prescription Drug Reform Act on May 3 to limit pharmacy benefit manager practices and hold "Big Pharma accountable."
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