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A former long-term care operator with a lengthy history of bilking Medicaid and Medicare has pleaded guilty to obstructing the federal government’s efforts to collect more than $9.5 million in taxes. 

A California skilled nursing facility run by the state’s largest nursing owner has, in conjunction with its management firm, agreed to pay $3.8 million to settle kickback allegations brought by a whistleblower.

Federal and state officials are cracking down on nurses who hold “bogus” licenses, following an investigation into three Florida schools that allegedly sold diplomas to approximately 7,600 people. 

Legal experts said the long-term care industry should be warned that the Department of Justice’s aggressive pursuit of False Claims Act cases will likely continue. 

A nursing home psychologist previously excluded from the Medicare program over fraud allegations has pleaded guilty to new charges that he bilked the government out of another $2.5 million.

The Department of Justice is on pace to hand out a record $5.6 billion-plus in total fines and penalties under the False Claims Act this year, a clear indicator that the agency has removed the kid gloves...

DOJ investigates Missouri’s housing of mentally ill in nursing homes … U.S. cancer diagnoses lag as screening levels remain stalled … Half of younger U.S. primary care doctors say they’re burning...

Whether Missouri has violated the American with Disabilities Act by using skilled nursing facilities to house individuals with mental illnesses is a question the Department of Justice will try to answer...

After several Provider Relief Reporting periods, the government is holding true to its word and ramping up audit and investigation activities.

The state of Colorado unnecessarily segregated nursing home residents with disabilities, which is prohibited under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Olmstead ruling, according to new findings from...