"Medicaid"

ALBANY, NY – A state-run health coverage program for seniors without legal status has moved from obscurity to center stage in Washington as partisan clashes over immigration and federal spending …

Washington, D.C. – The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) issued a sharp rebuke Friday against Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ), accusing him of betraying New Jersey families by voting to …

Trenton, NJ – A Bergen County physician accused of running a high-volume pill mill and trading opioid prescriptions for sexual favors has had his medical license temporarily suspended by New …

RICHMOND, VA – A 72-year-old licensed clinical social worker from Mechanicsville has been ordered to pay more than $1.2 million after pleading guilty to healthcare fraud and settling related civil …

NEW YORK, NY – A major investor rights law firm is looking into claims that GeneDx Holdings Corp. may have provided misleading business information to the public, potentially harming shareholders. …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A Stafford Township resident pressed Ocean County officials for the fourth time to formally oppose proposed federal cuts to Medicaid and SNAP programs, warning they would …

BROOKLYN, NY – A 54-year-old Brooklyn woman has pleaded guilty to leading a massive fraud scheme that siphoned more than $68 million from Medicaid through her adult day care businesses. …

DAYTON, Ohio — A Dayton man was arrested by federal agents for allegedly threatening to kill a U.S. Congressman in a profanity-laced voicemail about potential cuts to Medicaid, prosecutors announced …

NJ Attorney General sues Trump administration over Medicaid ban on Planned Parenthood TRENTON — New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin has joined a coalition of 21 states in filing …

BALTIMORE, MD — Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced legal action Thursday against the Trump administration over a data-sharing policy that allegedly allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) …

NEWARK, N.J. — A Secaucus physician was charged with illegally prescribing opioids in exchange for sexual favors and submitting fraudulent Medicaid claims for visits that never occurred, federal authorities announced …

WASHINGTON — A Maryland man pleaded guilty Tuesday to healthcare fraud after admitting he billed D.C.’s Medicaid program for services he never provided, causing over $113,000 in losses. Amstrong Chapajong, …

TRENTON, N.J. — Governor Phil Murphy issued a statement Tuesday condemning Congressman Tom Kean Jr. for voting in favor of a federal proposal that would reduce funding for Medicaid, calling …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) announced on Monday the introduction of the “No Medicaid for Illegal Immigrants Act,” legislation designed to prevent undocumented immigrants from accessing Medicaid benefits. …

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The owner of a Bala Cynwyd-based home care agency and 19 others have been charged in a multimillion-dollar Medicaid fraud scheme that allegedly siphoned funds meant for …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Omolere Omomowo, 43, of Laurel, Maryland, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, along with five “community support workers” (CSWs), has been indicted on charges of defrauding the D.C. Medicaid …

HARRISBURG, PA – Attorney General Michelle Henry has announced the conviction of a Philadelphia man, Felipe L. Santos, for Medicaid fraud and related charges. Santos was found guilty of falsely …

Newark, NJ – Dr. Arun Sehgal, along with his Ramsey-based practice Preventive & Diagnostic Medical Center P.A., has agreed to pay $693,490 plus interest to settle allegations of violating the …

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday said 30 states must pause disenrollments from their Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) …

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit in which the United States and Virginia accused Walgreens Boots Alliance of defrauding Virginia’s Medicaid program by …

By Mariam Sunny and Leroy Leo (Reuters) -Centene Corp said on Friday it was working to enroll people back into government-backed Medicaid plans after the end of pandemic-relief measures left …