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Dozens in 16 States Charged With Health Care Fraud Schemes, …

(6 days ago) WebWASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has charged dozens of people in several health care fraud and prescription drug schemes, including one …

https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2023-06-28/dozens-in-16-states-charged-with-health-care-fraud-schemes-including-1-9b-in-bogus-claims

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Justice Department Charges Dozens for $1.2 Billion in Health Care …

(3 days ago) WebPrior to the charges announced as part of today’s nationwide enforcement action and since its inception in March 2007, the Health Care Fraud Strike Force, which …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-charges-dozens-12-billion-health-care-fraud

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DOJ announces 78 people charged over $2.5 billion in false health …

(5 days ago) WebThe Justice Department on Wednesday announced a nationwide health care fraud crackdown that resulted in charges against 78 defendants in separate schemes …

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/doj-announces-78-people-charged-nationwide-health-care/story?id=100447219

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Twenty-Three Individuals Charged in $61.5 Million Medicare Fraud …

(8 days ago) WebThe Fraud Section leads the Criminal Division’s efforts to combat health care fraud through the Health Care Fraud Strike Force Program. Since March 2007, this …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/twenty-three-individuals-charged-615-million-medicare-fraud-schemes

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DOJ charges 138 with health-care fraud, including opioids, Covid

(2 days ago) WebFeds charge 138, including doctors, with $1.4 billion in health-care fraud involving telemedicine, Covid, opioids. The Department of Justice announced criminal …

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/17/doj-charges-138-with-health-care-fraud-including-opioids-covid-telemedicine.html

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Top Healthcare Fraud Takedowns of 2020

(6 days ago) WebFeds charge 10 individuals in $1.4B rural hospital billing scheme. One of the largest healthcare fraud takedowns in 2020 involved charges against 10 individuals, including hospital managers, laboratory …

https://revcycleintelligence.com/news/top-healthcare-fraud-takedowns-of-2020

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Office of Public Affairs National Health Care Fraud Enforcement

(8 days ago) WebThe Department of Justice announced today criminal charges against 138 defendants, including 42 doctors, nurses, and other licensed medical professionals, in 31 …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/national-health-care-fraud-enforcement-action-results-charges-involving-over-14-billion

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Health Fraud Scams FDA - U.S. Food and Drug Administration

(8 days ago) WebHealth fraud scams refer to products that claim to prevent, treat, or cure diseases or other health conditions, but are not proven safe and effective for those uses. Health fraud …

https://www.fda.gov/consumers/health-fraud-scams

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2020 National Health Care Fraud Takedown Office of …

(8 days ago) WebThe Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, along with our state and federal law enforcement partners, participated in a health care fraud takedown in September …

https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/media-materials/2020takedown/

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Feds charge 138 medical professionals with $1.4B in …

(Just Now) WebThe Department of Justice on Friday announced criminal charges against 42 doctors and nurses and nearly 100 other medical professionals for alleged healthcare fraud schemes that cost $1.4 billion i

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/feds-charge-138-medical-professionals-including-doctors-1-4b-telehealth-fraud-case

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How Insurers Exploited Medicare Advantage for …

(3 days ago) WebMedicare Advantage, a private-sector alternative to traditional Medicare, was designed by Congress two decades ago to encourage health insurers to find innovative ways to provide better care at

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/08/upshot/medicare-advantage-fraud-allegations.html

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Pfizer fined $2.3 billion for illegal marketing in off-label drug case

(Just Now) WebBy ABC News. September 2, 2009, 7:15 PM. -- In the largest health care fraud settlement in history, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer must pay $2.3 billion to resolve criminal and civil …

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/pfizer-fined-23-billion-illegal-marketing-off-label/story?id=8477617

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Elizabeth Holmes is found guilty of four counts of fraud.

(4 days ago) WebJan. 3, 2022. SAN JOSE, Calif. — Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the failed blood testing start-up Theranos, was found guilty of four of 11 charges of fraud on Monday, in a case …

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/03/technology/elizabeth-holmes-guilty.html

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Scammers are scheming as HealthCare.gov reopens

(2 days ago) WebScammers are scheming as HealthCare.gov reopens. The Coronavirus pandemic has not only had a dramatic health impact, but also an economic blow as …

https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2021/02/scammers-are-scheming-healthcaregov-reopens

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Nurse Practitioner Sentenced in Twelve Million Dollar Health Care …

(3 days ago) WebPROVIDENCE, R.I. – A registered nurse and nurse practitioner, who defrauded commercial health insurers and Medicare of nearly $12 million by devising …

https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/nurse-practitioner-sentenced-twelve-million-dollar-health-care-fraud-scheme

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2022 Warning Letters - Health Fraud FDA

(2 days ago) Web2022 Warning Letters - Health Fraud. Examples of FDA Warning Letters that cite unapproved or unsubstantiated claims, tainted products or other health fraud* - …

https://www.fda.gov/consumers/health-fraud-scams/2022-warning-letters-health-fraud

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Editorial: Fraud and Corruption in Healthcare - PMC

(3 days ago) WebThe scale of losses due to fraud and corruption in healthcare is impressive as it accounts for approximately $455 billion of the $7.35 trillion spent on healthcare …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9204141/

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Change Healthcare Finally Admits It Paid Ransomware Hackers

(Just Now) WebChange Healthcare's payment may represent only a small drop in that bucket, but it both rewards AlphV for its highly damaging attacks and may suggest to …

https://www.wired.com/story/change-healthcare-admits-it-paid-ransomware-hackers/

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Justice Department Announces Largest Health Care Fraud …

(8 days ago) WebWASHINGTON – American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. and its subsidiary Pharmacia & Upjohn Company Inc. (hereinafter together "Pfizer") have agreed to pay …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-largest-health-care-fraud-settlement-its-history

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DOJ Investigating Oak Street Health Amid Medicare Crackdown

(6 days ago) WebOak Street Health revealed on Monday that it was a focus of a US Justice Department investigation. The primary-care provider said the DOJ was investigating …

https://www.businessinsider.com/the-doj-is-investigating-oak-street-health-amid-medicare-crackdown-2021-11

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Change Healthcare hackers broke in using stolen credentials — …

(5 days ago) WebThe ransomware gang that hacked into U.S. health tech giant Change Healthcare used a set of stolen credentials to remotely access the company’s systems …

https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/30/uhg-change-healthcare-ransomware-compromised-credentials-mfa/

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18 former NBA players charged in healthcare fraud scheme - Los …

(4 days ago) WebOct. 7, 2021 Updated 12:28 PM PT. NEW YORK —. Eighteen former NBA players were charged Thursday with pocketing about $2.5 million illegally by defrauding the league’s …

https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2021-10-07/18-ex-nba-players-charged-in-4m-health-care-fraud-scheme

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No easy fixes to Obamacare enrollment fraud : Shots - Health …

(3 days ago) WebThe largest enrollment partner is San Francisco-based HealthSherpa, which assisted 52% of all active enrollments nationally for this year, said CEO George …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/07/1249417648/aca-health-insurance-brokers-obamacare-stop-fraud

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Congress Calls For Federal Investigation Into HCA on Fraud …

(3 days ago) WebUpdated on 11/28/2022 to include a statement from HCA. Original article published on 11/22/2022. The federal government may launch an investigation into HCA, the largest …

https://nurse.org/articles/federal-investigation-hca/

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The massive health care hack is now being investigated by the …

(2 days ago) WebThe company also said late last month that the ransomware group ALPHV, or Blackcat, made the breach. Cybersecurity experts say ransomware attacks have …

https://apnews.com/article/change-healthcare-cyberattack-federal-government-hhs-88ac99fc0c62e69dc60fc5c39682e859

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Hospice care scam: FBI issues warning about fraudsters signing …

(7 days ago) WebHOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Federal Bureau of Investigations is warning about a scam in which crooks sign people up for hospice care without their knowledge. …

https://abc13.com/hospice-care-scam-fbi-warning-lifesaving-medical-how-to-prevent-fraud/14742000/

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Whistleblowers: United Healthcare hid complaints about Medicare

(8 days ago) WebUnited Healthcare Services Inc., which runs the nation’s largest private Medicare Advantage insurance plan, concealed hundreds of complaints of enrollment …

https://publicintegrity.org/health/whistleblowers-united-healthcare-hid-complaints-about-medicare-advantage/

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S.F. nonprofits: Homeless shelter operator accused of fraud

(7 days ago) WebS.F. nonprofit scandals: Homeless shelter operator accused of ‘blatant’ fraud. Providence allegedly billed the city $105,000 to pay a contractor to paint the …

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/sf-nonprofit-scandal-providence-alleged-fraud-19436592.php

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