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Texas Physician Assistant Arrested for Unlawfully Practicing Medicine

Med-Net Compliance

A 49-year-old Texas physician assistant was arrested and charged for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicaid by working with a suspended medical license. On July 20, 2021, the Texas Medical Board allegedly ordered the immediate suspension of his physician assistant license, deeming him to be a “continuing threat to public welfare.”

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Failures of Imagination in Public Health Policy

Bill of Health

That is why the ACA’s Medicaid expansion doesn’t exist in 11 states , why the penalties for failing to have insurance under the “individual mandate” has been set to $0.00. Or an extension of the doctrine of public fraud? Witness the success of environmental policy litigation in the ’70s. Maybe some form of public nuisance litigation?

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Alabama Doctor and 3 Nurse Practitioners Charged With Running Fraudulent Pill Mill

Pharmacy Law Blog

Prosecutors alleged the medical personnel diagnosed patients at the Alabama practice with “vague, unsubstantiated medical conditions,” and prescribed controlled substances in 30-day quantities. They face maximum sentences of 10 years in prison on the health care fraud counts. According to the U.S.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

fraud scheme UConn Health is in financial trouble. fraud scheme UConn Health is in financial trouble. health care spending hits $4.5

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Health Provider News – January 7, 2022

Hall Render

HHS: Protections against surprise medical bills implemented at dawn of new year. More Military Medical Personnel Are Assisting Hospitals With Covid-19 Treatment As Staff Shortages Mount. No Surprises Act” takes effect in 2022, limiting unexpected medical bills. fraud case in Arkansas. Former N.J. CALIFORNIA.