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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 …

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

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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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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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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 …

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

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DOJ targets nationwide health care fraud scheme involving over …

(9 days ago) WEBCNN —. The Justice Department announced a sweeping enforcement effort Wednesday aimed at health care, telemedicine and illegal prescription schemes totaling of $2.5 …

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/28/politics/doj-health-care-fraud-scheme/index.html

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Justice Department charges 78 in multibillion-dollar health care …

(Just Now) WEBThe Justice Department announced charges against 78 people related to health care fraud schemes. Federal and state law enforcement offices brought criminal …

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/28/1184795720/78-people-face-charges-for-2-5-billion-in-attempted-health-care-fraud-doj-says

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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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How Insurers Exploited Medicare Advantage for …

(3 days ago) WEBReed Abelson covers the business of health care, focusing on health insurance and how financial incentives affect the delivery of medical care. She has been a reporter for The Times since 1995.

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

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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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2021 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action

(8 days ago) WEB9 defendants are alleged to have engaged in various health care fraud schemes that exploited the COVID-19 pandemic which resulted in the submission of …

https://www.justice.gov/criminal/criminal-fraud/2021-national-health-care-fraud-enforcement-action

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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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DOJ charges 14 people in alleged Covid-related health-care fraud

(7 days ago) WEBFederal prosecutors have charged 14 people — including a medical doctor and owners of laboratories, pharmacies and a home health agency — in multiple Covid …

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/26/doj-charges-14-people-in-alleged-health-care-fraud-related-to-covid-19.html

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Federal and State Agencies Crack Down on Health Care Fraud

(7 days ago) WEBA recent 2-week effort resulted in charges against 78 defendants who allegedly submitted $2.5 billion worth of fraudulent health care bills to federal programs, primarily those …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2807424

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Dozens in 16 states charged with health care fraud schemes, …

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

https://apnews.com/article/health-care-fraud-investigation-leg-braces-amputees-9883f45b2f22892331b7a6f7121811fb

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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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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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2023 Nationwide Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action

(8 days ago) WEBThe Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General participated alongside key law enforcement partners in the 2023 Nationwide Health …

https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/media-materials/2023-nationwide-health-care-fraud-enforcement-action/

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Cyberattack Paralyzes the Largest US Health Care Payment System …

(4 days ago) WEBThe hospital industry has labeled the infiltration of Change “the most significant cyberattack on the U.S. health care system in American history,” and urged …

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

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North Jersey doctor sentenced to over two years in prison for

(5 days ago) WEBA New Jersey doctor was sentenced to just over two years in prison for health care fraud in a scheme that targeted Amtrak and resulted in the company losing more than $1.3 …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/north-jersey-doctor-sentenced-to-over-two-years-in-prison-for-defrauding-amtrak-of-13m/ar-BB1lZf9r

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

(3 days ago) WEBRonnell Nolan, president and CEO of the trade association Health Agents for America, said her group has suggested to CMS that it add two-factor authentication to …

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

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Update on Department of Justice Healthcare Fraud Investigations

(9 days ago) WEBDOJ Secures Plea in $50 Million Medicare Fraud and Kickback Scheme. On April 26, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Manishkumar Patel …

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/doj-secures-plea-50-million-medicare-fraud-and-kickback-scheme

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Combating Health Care Fraud and Abuse: Conceptualization and

(3 days ago) WEBConclusions. The proposed framework and the initial prototype have the potential to improve the health care claims process by using blockchain technology for …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7516680/

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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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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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U.S. Attorney’s Office announces formation of Multi-Agency …

(1 days ago) WEBIn February 2023, the FBI, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina, and other federal, state, and local agency partners began meeting as part of a Health Care Fraud …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-attorney-s-office-announces-formation-of-multi-agency-health-care-fraud-task-force/ar-AA1o2qU5

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Health care fraud: Ex-Bergen jail guard admits participating in …

(5 days ago) WEBFormer Bergen jail guard admits to helping defraud county health care system of $3 million. A former Bergen County corrections officer admitted in federal …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/2021/04/21/bergen-county-corrections-officer-admits-defrauding-county-healthcare-system/7325076002/

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Almost all US hospitals took financial hit from Change hack, AHA …

(4 days ago) WEBAlmost all U.S. hospitals were hurt financially by the cyberattack on United Health Group’s Change Healthcare unit earlier this year, according to a survey from the …

https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/almost-all-us-hospitals-took-financial-hit-change-hack-aha-says-2024-04-30/

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Suit says Life Source Services fraudulently sent patients to hospice

(8 days ago) WEB0:37. An Oradell-based hospice company allegedly defrauded the federal and state governments by putting nursing home residents who weren’t dying into hospice …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/health/2023/01/03/nurse-alleges-life-source-services-oradell-sent-patients-to-hospice-for-profit/69767967007/

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Change Healthcare Hack: US Cybersecurity Agency Questioned …

(4 days ago) WEBA trio of US senators asked the federal government’s lead cybersecurity agency to explain its response to a February ransomware attack on an insurance …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-30/us-cyber-agency-questioned-over-response-to-massive-health-hack

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Change Healthcare cyberattack was due to a lack of multifactor

(9 days ago) WEB5 of 5 . Protesters hold up signs saying “Stop Denying Us Care” as Andrew Witty, Chief Executive Officer of UnitedHealth Group, front, gathers his papers after …

https://apnews.com/article/change-healthcare-cyberattack-unitedhealth-senate-9e2fff70ce4f93566043210bdd347a1f

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Medical Equipment Suppliers Convicted of Health Care Fraud

(6 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/medical-equipment-suppliers-convicted-health-care-fraud

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Medical Office Receptionist Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement, Credit …

(3 days ago) WEBU.S. Attorney Fishman reorganized the health care fraud practice at the New Jersey U.S. Attorney’s Office shortly after taking office, including creating a stand …

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/medical-office-receptionist-pleads-guilty-embezzlement-credit-card-fraud-and-tax-evasion

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U.S. Attorney's Office Announces the Formation of Multi-Agency …

(5 days ago) WEBIn February 2023, the FBI, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina, and other federal, state, and local agency partners began meeting as part of a …

https://www.postandcourier.com/kingstree/news/u-s-attorneys-office-announces-the-formation-of-multi-agency-health-care-fraud-task-force/article_ef694c66-07f6-11ef-84ad-471728f45496.html

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Darius Paduch Found Guilty of Sexual Abuse of Patients - The New …

(2 days ago) WEBAnthony T. DiPietro, a lawyer representing more than 225 former patients ages 12 to 60 who have filed civil lawsuits, said it was going to take time for many of his …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/nyregion/doctor-sex-abuse-paduch.html

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