Managing care of residents with dementia? There’s an app for that … 4 children searched for — and found — missing resident with dementia … Justice Department, AARP, Oak Ridge Boys launch...
Fraudulent health screenings, activities programming targeting elderly cost government billions, Justice...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 30, 2019
In one case, 35 defendants associated with dozens of telemedicine companies and cancer genetic testing laboratories fraudulently billed Medicare more than $2.1 billion for cancer genetic tests that “capitalized...
Manslaughter, $2.1 million in Medicaid fraud among 76 charges filed against assisted living facility...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 26, 2019
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said he is “aggressively prosecuting” cases against the former owner and nine former managers or employees of a now-closed assisted living facility who have...
Long-term care investment company executive agrees to pay $2.25 million to settle fraud charges
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 25, 2019
A Chicago businessman and his company have agreed to pay more than $2.25 million to settle charges against him without admitting or denying that he defrauded investors in the Orthodox Jewish community...
North Dakota becomes final state with Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 20, 2019
North Dakota has become the final state to have a Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. The entities investigate and prosecute Medicaid provider fraud and resident / patient abuse and neglect in assisted living...
Philip Esformes sentenced to 20 years in prison in healthcare fraud case
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 12, 2019
Former Florida assisted living and skilled nursing facility owner Philip Esformes has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a case that the federal government continues to describe as “the...
Government efforts aim to protect older adults from scams
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 18, 2019
Several bills under consideration in Congress aim to protect older adults and others from robocalls, the second-most reported complaint to the Senate Special Aging Committee’s Fraud Hotline last year,...
Justice Department launches new effort to fight elder fraud
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 14, 2019
The Department of Justice has established a new Transnational Elder Fraud Strike Force to coordinate action against foreign-based fraud schemes that target U.S. older adults, Attorney General William Barr...
Assisted living company could pay more than $3 million for Medicaid fraud discovered after murder
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Lois A. Bowers
May 28, 2019
The owner of an assisted living company has been sentenced to five years in jail, and the company will have to pay a fine of up to $2.05 million for Medicaid fraud that was discovered after a murder took...
Podiatrist to pay $966,000 for fraudulent assisted living billing
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 22, 2019
An Arizona podiatrist has been sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay $965,985 in restitution to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services after he admitted submitting false claims for...