Former NFL player sentenced to 5 years in healthcare fraud scheme
– Former National Football League linebacker Robert McCune was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison for orchestrating a scheme to defraud the healthcare …
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Sawyer seeks to prevent Phil Murphy, New Jersey Democrats from vaccination discrimination against healthcare heroes
From the desk of Assemblywoman Beth Sawyer Woolrich Township, NJ – Assemblywoman Beth Sawyer, representing South Jersey introduced a bill Monday that would prohibit discrimination against …
Phil Murphy has no plan to coverage healthcare worker shortages caused by mass firings due to latest vaccine mandate, Bucco says
TRENTON, NJ – Senator Anthony M. Bucco said Governor Phil Murphy still has no plan to address worker shortages that are almost certain to impact …
New Jersey’s frontline healthcare workers deserve more than a memorial and a pat on the back
NEWARK, NJ – When COVID-19 was new and unknown, most of America locked themselves inside their homes for months. Businesses were shut down. Schools were …
Two Suffolk County healthcare officials arrested for forging COVID-19 vaccination cards, charging $220 each
SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY – Two healthcare officials have been arrested for forging COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards and entering the false information into the New York …
Clayton Deardorff and Stepping Stones Healthcare LLC Agree to Pay $589,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Darren J. LaMarca, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, announced today that Clayton Deardorff (“Deardorff”) and his company, Stepping Stones Healthcare, LLC …
DiMaio, Rooney condemn Phil Murphy healthcare vaccine mandate
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblymen John DiMaio and Kevin Rooney have condemned Gov. Phil Murphy’s most recent decree to some workers: Get vaccinated or get fired. The …
NJ Assemblywoman, EMT says Murphy’s latest vaccine mandate hurting front-line healthcare workers
TRENTON, N.J. – Newly sworn-in Assemblywoman Bethanne McCarthy Patrick knows a lot about front-line health care – she has been living it for three decades as …
Phil Murphy lied, announces new vaccine, booster mandate for New Jersey’s already stretched healthcare workers
TRENTON, NJ – Lockdown Phil Murphy is back to his old tricks. After promising two weeks ago that his newly declared public health emergency would …
2022 Healthcare open enrollment extended in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today announced that open enrollment will continue on Maryland Health Connection through February in light of the ongoing public health emergency. A record …
U.S. Attorney Announces The Arrest Of 13 Individuals For $100 Million Healthcare Fraud, Money Laundering, And Bribery Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the …
Ohio home healthcare provider agrees to pay $500,000 as part of False Claims Act settlement
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A local home healthcare provider has agreed to pay half a million dollars to the government and close its operations as part …
NY Health Department Requires Healthcare Providers To Discriminate Based On Race When Administering Antiviral Treatment
The New York State Department of Health (NYS DOH) is requiring healthcare providers to prioritize non-white patients when administering oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19. The …
Federal Judge sides with AG Wilson and blocks healthcare worker vaccine mandate
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Today, federal Judge Terry A. Doughty in the U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana (Monroe) sided with South Carolina Attorney General …
Tampa Bay Area Medical Biller Pleads Guilty To Healthcare Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, And Tax Offenses
Tampa, Florida – Joshua Maywalt (40, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to four counts of healthcare fraud, four counts of aggravated identity theft, one count of …
Two Novus Doctors Sentenced to Combined 23 Years in Prison for Healthcare Fraud
Two doctors who helped a local hospice agency scam Medicare were sentenced today to a combined 23 years in prison for healthcare fraud, announced U.S. …
Office Manager Admits She Embezzled More Than $350,000 from Home Healthcare Agency and its Elderly Clients
Assistant U. S. Attorney Oleksandra Johnson (619) 546-9769 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – November 23, 2021 SAN DIEGO –A former office manager for a healthcare provider …
State reaches settlement with health provider after data error exposes 55,000 New Jersey patient records
NEWARK – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that two printing companies have agreed to pay $130,000 …
Pikeville Man Convicted of Wire Fraud and Healthcare Fraud
PIKEVILLE, Ky.- A Pikeville man was convicted on Monday by a federal jury in Pikeville for wire fraud and health care fraud. After two hours …
Open enrollment now open under New Jersey’s healthcare marketplace
TRENTON – The Murphy Administration announced today the Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment Period at Get Covered New Jersey (GetCovered.NJ.gov), will begin Monday, Nov. 1st, with more …
Traverse City Physical Therapy And Home Health Practices Resolve Civil Liability For Alleged Healthcare Fraud Against The United States
The Latest on the Conspiracy to Kidnap the Governor Heroin and Opioid Awareness Project Safe Neighborhoods Making …
New Jersey AG files brief in opposition of Texas abortion ban
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced today that New Jersey has joined the filing of a new brief with the U.S. …
Owner of Counseling Agency and Supervising Manager Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Healthcare Fraud Charges
SHREVEPORT, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that two individuals have entered guilty pleas before United States District Judge Donald …
Ex-President of Ohio Healthcare Management Company Sentenced to Prison in $59 Million Check Kiting Scheme Targeting S&T Bank
PITTSBURGH, PA – The former president of an Ohio healthcare management company has been sentenced in federal court to 42 months imprisonment to be followed …
Hochul’s plan to deploy National Guard to hospitals is very flawed, here’s why
New York City Governor Kathy Hochul’s plan to deploy the National Guard to fix her mess after firing possibly thousands of healthcare workers across the …
Miami Man Sentenced for Healthcare Fraud Kickback Scheme
ABINGDON, Va. – A Miami, Florida man was sentenced last week to five months in prison and five months of home confinement for conspiring with …
32 of 33 COVID-19 Deaths Reported in Jackson Were At Assisted Living Facilities
JACKSON, NJ – As the COVID-19 lockdown continues, new data released by the Ocean County Health Department and New Jersey Department of Health paint a …