The Department of Justice has declined to intervene in a massive, seven-year-old False Claims Act case against HCR ManorCare, newly unsealed court documents show.
Provider to pay $5 million to settle allegations of substandard care
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Oct 23, 2017
A Tennessee-based long-term care provider has agreed to pay $5 million to resolve claims that one of its facilities billed Medicare and Medicaid for “worthless services,” authorities announced...
DOJ’s review of fraud prosecution process may have healthcare implications
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Oct 18, 2017
Healthcare fraud policies may undergo changes following a recently announced review of prosecution methods by the Department of Justice, according to some observers.
Extendicare agrees to historic $38 million settlement related to unnecessary therapy, worthless services...
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 14, 2014
Extendicare Health Services Inc. and its subsidiary therapy company have agreed to pay $38 million to settle therapy overbilling and quality of care whistleblower charges, federal and state authorities...
DOJ the latest to pile on in therapy-billing mess
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James M. Berklan
Oct 01, 2014
Don’t let anyone tell you that long-term care operators don’t know how to read between the lines. They might not have known to fear a McKnight’s Daily Update item before it appeared Sept....
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Sep 10, 2014
DOJ launches elder abuse website with resources for working with victims … CNA and her daughter stole $60,000 from nursing home resident, authorities charge
Government plan calls for increased surveillance, prosecution to combat elder abuse
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Stephanie H. Kim
Jul 10, 2014
Elder abuse is inflicted upon many of the more than 2 million Americans in long-term care settings, and more oversight is needed, according to a government report published Wednesday.
Pharmacy owner pleads guilty to paying nursing homes for unused meds in $2 million scheme
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Tim Mullaney
Apr 29, 2014
A pharmacy owner in Louisiana bribed nursing home workers to return unused medications, then repackaged and resold them, according to allegations in a $2.2 million Medicare fraud case, state and federal...
Pest control company pleads guilty to misapplying poison and cover-up in nursing homes
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Tim Mullaney
Mar 18, 2014
The owner of a pest control company has pleaded guilty to endangering nursing home residents by improperly applying a pesticide and engaging in a cover-up, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.