MEDICARE/MEDICAID NEWS &APPEALS OF CMS PENALTIES/REMEDIES 1. MDS Focused Surveys to
FRAUD/ABUSE 1. Resident Abuse – An employee of Texas nursing home
FRAUD 1. Fraudulent Billing – Long Term Care Podiatric Services –
FRAUD 1. Kickbacks – Long Term Care Pharmacy: United States Department
FRAUD 1. “Cheat Sheets” used by nursing staff to access resident’s
LITIGATION 1. Production of Quality Assurance Committee documents under the Federal
FRAUD 1. Hospice: The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a
FRAUD 1. A new bill introduced by Representatives Ted Deutch (D-FL)
FRAUD 1. Exclusion: The Office of Inspector General for HHS settled
FRAUD 1. Pharmacy: A NJ pharmacist, with a compounding pharmacy in
FRAUD 1. Two Whistle-Blower suits, under the False Claims Act, were
I. FRAUD Health and Human Services issued a proposed rule on
FRAUD 1. Two Detroit-area residents were arrested and charged with conspiracy