Healthcare Fraud Lawsuit Results in $32.5M Deal
A Florida health insurance company and its former chief operating officer will pay $32.5 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit. The allegations were that the insurer defrauded the federal government for years by overbilling and falsifying claims to make its members appear sicker than they actually were, with the purpose of … [Read more...]
Government Settles Two Medicare Suits
Medicare Suits Two Settlements. Two insurers have settled civil Medicare fraud charges with the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan for $20.6 million, the government said Thursday. Prosecutors said The Travelers Insurance Co., a life insurance unit of New York-based Citigroup Inc., and United Healthcare Insurance Co., a unit of … [Read more...]
Report: A Third of Rehab Patients Suffered Care-Related Harm
Rehabilitation hospitals are supposed to be a place where patients go to recover from a health condition. A recent government report however, indicates that sometimes, care received through these facilities can lead to additional harm. The Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sampled 417 … [Read more...]
New Hampshire nurse convicted on charges of stealing morphine, elder abuse
A New Hampshire woman has been convicted and sentenced on charges that she stole morphine from a nursing home where she worked. Nina Perez was convicted and sentenced on Jan. 2 on charges of possession of a controlled drug and abuse of a nursing home patient. She is a former licensed practical nurse in New Hampshire. She had pleaded … [Read more...]
