Beth Jones Sanborn
The former owner and operator of three different health clinics in Los Angeles was sentenced Monday to six and a half years in prison for his role in a scheme that produced more than $4.5 million in fraudulent Medicare claims, the U.S. Attorney's office and FBI announced.
Navigant Consulting has acquired revenue cycle-focused McKinnis Consulting Services for $49 million in cash and $3 million in common stock, the companies announced on Monday.
Sentencing continues for family members involved in a Medicare Part D fraud scheme that bilked the system for more than $20 million and saw its perpetrators using the funds to buy luxury cars and fund other businesses, said the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida.
Aria Health Systems, a major healthcare provider in Northeast Philadelphia and lower Bucks County, has settled two False Claims Act matters stemming from allegations that a cardiologist in their system performed unnecessary invasive procedures on patients and outpatients at its Torresdale facility. The second matter involves alleged violations of the False Claims Act related to overcompensation of physicians and overpayment for a trademark name while the provider was in the process of acquiring an orthopedic group in December 2012, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced in a December 23 statement.
The clinical director of a Massachusetts home nursing agency, along with the agency's co-conspiring owner and doctor who served as the agency's medical director, have been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Boston for healthcare fraud and other charges in a multi-million dollar Medicare fraud scheme, the FBI and U.S. Attorney's office announced in a Dec. 22 statement.
Coloplast Corp, an ostomy and continence care product manufacturer, has agreed to pay $3,160,000 to settle allegations it paid illegal kickbacks to a number of medical suppliers. Liberator Medical Supply Inc., one of five companies named in the kickback scheme, has agreed to pay $500,000 for their part, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced through a statement released Dec. 22 by the Boston Division of the FBI.
The co-owners of a Dallas-based home health business as well as two nurse employees have been charged with conspiracy and fraud for allegedly submitting false claims to Medicare for $13.4 million dollars, according to the FBI.
WellCare Health Plans, Inc., a managed care service provider for government-sponsored healthcare programs, is enhancing their Medicaid benefits in Kentucky by offering several new programs aimed at preventative health, the company announced through a statement. The new benefits take effect January 1, 2016.
While the delivery of thousands of bottles of Poo-Pourri "before you go" bathroom spray to several hospitals won't solve any pressing supply chain needs, recipients of the unexpected holiday gift said the gesture doesn't stink.
Well-known healthcare investment firm OrbiMed has closed a major new venture capital fund, OrbiMed Private Investments VI, with $950 million in limited partner commitments, the company announced in a statement.