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McAllen-Area Health Care Marketer Arrested for Conspiracy and Anti-Kickback Violations
MCALLEN, TX—The owner of a purported health care resource center has been charged by a federal grand jury with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and two counts of soliciting and receiving kickback payments in violation of the federal anti-kickback statute, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Alicia Vasquez, of San Juan, Texas, the owner of David’s Star Loving Vision Resource Center (DSLV), was charged in a three-count indictment returned under seal on Nov.
Miami-Area Nurse Pleads Guilty in $25 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON—A Miami-area nurse pleaded guilty today for his participation in a $25 million home health Medicare fraud scheme, the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today. Jorge Pineiro, 42, pleaded guilty before U.S.
Study: Communicating health risk is a risky task for FDA
January 19, 2012 The impact of efforts by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to notify the general public and health care providers about unanticipated risks from approved medications has been “varied and unpredictable,” according to a systematic review of published studies about FDA warnings and alerts over the last 20 years.
Gambrills Podiatrist Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison for Fraudulently Billing Medicare Over $1.1 Million
BALTIMORE—U.S. District Judge James K.
Former Texas Pain Management Physician and Psychiatrist Sentenced to Federal Prison on Health Care Fraud Charges
United States Attorney Robert Pitman announced that in El Paso today, 57-year-old Anthony Francis Valdez was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release in connection with an estimated $42 million fraudulent health care benefit program billing scheme. Valdez, a former physician, was the owner of the Institute of Pain Management with clinics in El Paso and San Antonio.
Alexian Brothers Health System Names New President and Chief Executive Officer
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. , Dec.
Governor Quinn Receives Seasonal Flu Shot – Encourages Everyone in Illinois to Prepare for Upcoming Flu Season
CHICAGO – Dec. 2, 2011.
Pompano Beach, Florida-Area Assisted Living Facility Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Kickback Scheme
WASHINGTON—The owner and operator of a Pompano Beach, Florida-area assisted living facility pleaded guilty today for his role in a Medicare fraud kickback scheme that funneled patients through a fraudulent mental health company and a Medicaid fraud scheme that billed for assisted living services that were never provided, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) of the Florida Office of the Attorney General. Joseph B.
Prisons, mental facilities saved; Quinn friendlier on budget
By Benjamin Yount | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ seven endangered prisons and mental health facilities will stay open for at least the next six months after lawmakers gave Gov. Pat Quinn the power to shift nearly $300 million inside the state budget.
Improving Access to Healthy Food for Chicago’s Latinos, African-Americans
The University of Illinois at Chicago’s Midwest Latino Health Research, Training and Policy Center has received a $850,000 grant to address health disparities in Chicago. The U.S.
