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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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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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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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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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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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US announces charges in $2.5 billion healthcare fraud takedown

(9 days ago) WEBThe U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday announced federal and local criminal charges targeting 78 defendants across 16 states as part of a law enforcement …

https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-announces-charges-25-billion-healthcare-fraud-takedown-2023-06-28/

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

(6 days ago) WEBJune 28, 2023, at 3:59 p.m. Dozens in 16 States Charged With Health Care Fraud Schemes, Including $1.9B in Bogus Claims. More. Kevin Wolf. Attorney General Merrick …

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

(8 days ago) WEBLearn how to spot health fraud and avoid it. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) FDA is working with U.S. Government partners, including CDC, and international partners to …

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

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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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Health Care Fraud — FBI

(8 days ago) WEBThe FBI is the primary agency for investigating health care fraud, for both federal and private insurance programs. The FBI investigates these crimes in partnership with: …

https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/white-collar-crime/health-care-fraud

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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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Feds investigating whether hacked health care giant complied …

(4 days ago) WEBThe US Department of Health and Human Services is opening an investigation into whether a major US health care firm that has been hobbled by a …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/13/politics/feds-investigating-whether-hacked-health-care-giant-complied-with-law-protecting-patient-data/index.html

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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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GlaxoSmithKline to Plead Guilty and Pay $3 Billion to Resolve …

(2 days ago) WEBThe resolution is the largest health care fraud settlement in U.S. history and the largest payment ever by a drug company. GSK agreed to plead guilty to a three …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/glaxosmithkline-plead-guilty-and-pay-3-billion-resolve-fraud-allegations-and-failure-report

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Rick Scott 'oversaw the largest Medicare fraud' in U.S. history

(6 days ago) WEBThe Columbia/HCA case "still is the largest fraud settlement for a hospital corporation in U.S. history," since all the others involved pharmaceutical firms, added …

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2014/mar/03/florida-democratic-party/rick-scott-rick-scott-oversaw-largest-medicare-fra/

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The Challenge of Health Care Fraud – NHCAA

(6 days ago) WEBThe National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA) estimates that the financial losses due to health care fraud are in the tens of billions of dollars each year. A …

https://www.nhcaa.org/tools-insights/about-health-care-fraud/the-challenge-of-health-care-fraud/

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Cyberattack Paralyzes the Largest US Health Care Payment System …

(4 days ago) WEBThe hacking shut down the nation’s biggest health care payment system, causing financial chaos that affected a broad spectrum ranging from large hospitals to …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/health/cyberattack-healthcare-cash.html

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Cancer victims sue J&J over 'fraudulent' bankruptcies Reuters

(5 days ago) WEBNEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - A group of cancer victims sued Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) , opens new tab on Wednesday, accusing the healthcare company of …

https://www.reuters.com/legal/cancer-victims-sue-johnson-johnson-over-fraudulent-bankruptcies-2024-05-22/

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Wiley's 'fake science' scandal is just the latest chapter in a broader

(3 days ago) WEBWiley's Hindawi scandal offers a window into a thriving black market of fake science, corrupted research and bogus authorship. It also illuminates a much broader …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-21/wiley-hindawi-articles-scandal-broader-crisis-trust-universities/103868662

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Supreme Court rejects lawyer Michael Avenatti’s appeal in Nike …

(7 days ago) WEBAn appeals court upheld the convictions. The Supreme Court has expressed skepticism about the scope of the honest services fraud statute in previous cases, …

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rejects-lawyer-michael-avenattis-appeal-nike-fraud-case-rcna154241

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Britain slammed for infecting thousands with tainted blood, …

(2 days ago) WEBBritish Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday offered his government’s apologies to the victims of the tainted blood scandal. An inquiry found that authorities …

https://apnews.com/article/uk-infected-blood-inquiry-report-cc37acdc60798c7af82131efce63b6f1

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James Biden's $51M Scandal : Keaton Langston Pleads Guilty in …

(Just Now) WEBJames Biden’s Business Involvement. Fountain Health is a lab that Langston formed in May 2017, and James Biden was connected with it. Before going on to operate a rural …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/james-biden-and-51m-controversy-of-keaton-langston-who-pleads-guilty-in-massive-medicare-fraud/ar-BB1naSxd

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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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Malta's ex-leader and others plead not guilty in a hospital fraud

(1 days ago) WEBThe scandal has dominated Maltese politics as the European Parliament election nears. Prime Minister Robert Abela, also a member of the Labour Party, has …

https://apnews.com/article/malta-hospital-scandal-muscat-eu-election-299bbf9f2f12f0b26b0f634b440d4d39

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Swinney will not support Matheson ban over £11,000 iPad bill - BBC

(6 days ago) WEBThe former health secretary had used £3000 from his office cost allowance to contribute to the £10,941.74 bill, with the rest paid for directly by parliament.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c999r0r0g72o

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Michael Avenatti: Supreme Court turns away appeal of disgraced …

(5 days ago) WEBThe Supreme Court on Tuesday declined an appeal from disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti who argued that his extortion conviction was based on a vague anti …

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/28/politics/michael-avenatti-supreme-court/index.html

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Whales Have an Alphabet - The New York Times

(Just Now) WEBThe Daily is made by Rachel Quester, Lynsea Garrison, Clare Toeniskoetter, Paige Cowett, Michael Simon Johnson, Brad Fisher, Chris Wood, Jessica Cheung, …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/podcasts/the-daily/whales-song.html

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UK Post Office scandal: Former boss Paula Vennells breaks down in

(6 days ago) WEB1 of 3 . Screen grab taken from the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry of former Post Office boss Paula Vennells becoming tearful for a second time whilst giving …

https://apnews.com/article/britain-post-office-scandal-vennells-06d7ae2983e70153b078d1aae36afbe3

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