Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Department of Justice announced this past Friday that it had charged four people, one of whom is a licensed physician, in an international telehealth fraud and kickback scheme. million in a case the DOJ described as one of the "largest healthcare fraud schemes in United States history." WHY IT MATTERS.

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Provider Trust

JULY 26, 2022

On June 7, 2022, Theresa Pickering of Norcross, Georgia was indicted by a federal grand jury on federal charges of health care fraud, aggravated identity theft, and distribution of controlled substances. In addition to these allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse, Pickering had a history of fraud. According to the U.S.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

MARCH 31, 2022

The agencies received millions of dollars in funding from Medicaid, which is funded in part by the federal government, and much of that money was meant to pay the wages and benefits of their aides. million to New York State for conduct between 2014–2017. It can also include health insurance, pension plans, or educational assistance.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MAY 16, 2022

Enrollee Participation in Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan (“D-SNP”) Governance (§ 422.107). CMS believes its proposals would improve Federal and State oversight of D-SNPs (and their affiliated MCOs) through greater information-sharing among government regulators.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 5, 2021

When he led Turing Pharmaceuticals in 2015, he acquired a license for the drug Daraprim (an anti-malarial therapy also used for HIV/AIDS), raising the drug price from $13.50 Shkreli was ultimately convicted on securities fraud (not related to the Draprim pricing strategy). government. (In a pill to $750 a pill. In total, U.S.

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