New Jersey joins blue state health alliance rejecting Trump’s CDC; What could go wrong?
Trenton, NJ – New Jersey has officially joined forces with seven Northeastern states and New York City in a new regional health partnership aimed at strengthening science-based public health policy while pushing…
Home Health Care Provider Is Sentenced To Prison For Stealing More Than $1 Million From Two Elderly Clients
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Chief U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced Lindsey Allison Kerns, 39, of Mars Hill, N.C., to 45 months in prison today, for stealing more than $1 million from two…
New Orleans Woman Charged with Health Care Fraud
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana, announced that, ERIKA JAMES (“JAMES”), age 48, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged on June 21, 2022…
TPG to acquire remaining stake in Convey Health, shares surge
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK – Private equity firm TPG Inc agreed to acquire all the outstanding shares of Convey Health Solutions Holdings it does not already own, in an all-cash transaction…
Russia accuses G20 members of politicizing health talks after criticism over Ukraine
By Stanley Widianto (Reuters) – Russia on Monday accused some members of the Group of 20 major economies of politicizing a meeting on global health, as it faced criticism over how its…
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Says Vaccinate Your Young Children
TRENTON, NJ – With COVID-19 vaccines now available for children between the ages of 6 months old to 5 years old, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is telling New Jersey moms and…
HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH LAUNCHES NEW BRAND CAMPAIGN
From addressing cancer to heart disease, “We’re Ready” demonstrates Hackensack Meridian Health caregivers are ready to help patients through any health challenge EDISON, N.J., June 16, 2022 — Hackensack Meridian Health, New…
Kentucky Psychiatrist Sentenced for Health Care Fraud Related to Referrals for Drug Testing at Greensburg Lab
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Louisville, Kentucky, was sentenced in federal court yesterday for one count of health care fraud, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced. United States District Judge David…
Oakdale Man Pleads Guilty for His Role in Multi-Million Dollar Health Care Insurance Fraud Scheme
MINNEAPOLIS – An Oakdale man has pleaded guilty for his role in a multi-million dollar insurance fraud scheme. Okwuchukwu Emmanuel Jidoefor, 38, along with multiple co-conspirators, participated in a scheme to defraud…
Alleged Health Care Fraudster Ordered Detained Pending Trial After Being Arrested on a Jet Ski Headed Toward Cuba
Miami, Florida – Yesterday, a federal judge in Miami ordered that a Hialeah resident who allegedly submitted more than $4 million in fraudulent health care claims to Medicare be detained pending trial,…
WHO set to decide if monkeypox represents health emergency
By Jennifer Rigby and Mrinalika Roy LONDON -The World Health Organization will convene an emergency committee on Thursday next week to assess whether the monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of…
U.S. Health Secretary Becerra tests positive for COVID
WASHINGTON – U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday morning after taking an antigen test, the department said in a statement, adding he was experiencing…
Elderly Man Reported Missing Since Saturday
PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Philadelphia Police Department is requesting the Public’s assistance in locating missing person Freddie Nunez. Mr. Nunez, from the 3300 block of North Hancock Street, was last seen at…
Steward Health Care System Agrees to Pay $4.7 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Claims Act Violations
BOSTON – Steward Health Care System LLC (Steward) and several related corporate entities have agreed to pay approximately $4.735 million to resolve allegations that its relationships with several physicians and physician practice…
Former physician’s assistant indicted for health care fraud, aggravated identity theft, and illegally prescribing controlled substances
ATLANTA – Theresa Pickering has been arraigned on federal charges of health care fraud, aggravated identity theft, and distribution of controlled substances. Pickering was indicted by a federal grand jury on June…
Democrats Demand Suicide Prevention Program and Mental Health Services on College Campuses in NJ
TRENTON, NJ – While most New Jersey college campuses have online suicide counselors and mental health professionals, New Jersey Democrats want to make them mandatory at all higher education institutions. According to…
Former Owner of Chicago Health Care Company Sentenced to a Year in Federal Prison for Billing Medicare for Non-Existent Treatment
CHICAGO — The former owner of a Chicago home health care company has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining $1.2 million from Medicare through a phony billing…
Sovah Health to Pay United States $4.36 Million to Settle Claims of Controlled Substance Act Violations
ABINGDON, Va. – Sovah Health has agreed to pay the United States $4.36 million to settle claims that the hospital system violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) on numerous occasions between 2017…
Food shortages are next global health crisis – expert
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON – Growing food shortages may represent the same health threat to the world as the COVID-19 pandemic, a leading global health figure has warned. Rising food and energy…
Former Senior Maryland Health Official Pleads Guilty to Bribery Conspiracy
Baltimore, Maryland – Isabel FitzGerald, age 52, of Annapolis, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to bribery involving an agent of a program receiving federal funds in relation to a scheme involving information technology…
Suburban Chicago Home Sleep Testing Company To Pay $3.5 Million To Settle Federal Health Care Fraud Suit
CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago diagnostics company that provides home sleep testing will pay $3.5 million to the United States to settle a civil lawsuit accusing the company of defrauding Medicare and…
Woman Indicted for Prescribing Medically Unnecessary Medical Equipment in $8.8 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Tampa, FL – A Georgia woman was arrested yesterday in Hampton, Georgia, on criminal charges related to her alleged scheme to defraud Medicare by prescribing medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME), which…
Democrats Ignore Plea to Address Two Years of Student Learning Loss Due to Murphy Lockdowns, COVID
TRENTON, N.J. – Democrats declared Republicans in the New Jersey senate ‘out of order’ after requesting an emergency hearing on a bill to investigate student learning loss during the two years of…
New Jersey Legislators Push Bill to Make Birth Control Pills Over The Counter
Trenton, NJ – If a bill in the New Jersey Senate clears and is signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy, birth control pills in the Garden State might soon be bought…
First steps in reforming global health emergency rules adopted at WHO meeting – U.S
GENEVA – Countries around the world on Saturday adopted an initial U.S.-led reform of the rules around disease outbreaks, known as the International Health Regulations (IHR), the United States said. The amendments,…
OSCAR HEALTH SHAREHOLDER ALERT BY FORMER LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL: KAHN SWICK & FOTI, LLC REMINDS INVESTORS WITH LOSSES IN EXCESS OF $100,000 of Lead Plaintiff Deadline in Class Action Lawsuit Against Oscar Health, Inc. – OSCR
NEW ORLEANS, May 27, 2022 — Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until July 11,…
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