Former Oregon Health Authority Employee Indicted In COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
Prosecutors allege the former employee set up a sham company that received nearly $1.5 million in fraudulent COVID-19 relief payments.
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Providence Pays $22.7 Million To Settle Whistleblower Complaint
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A doctor’s investigation of his colleagues sparked a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into allegations of fraudulent billing in Washington state.
Federal Investigation Into Spine Surgeries Uses Mob Laws To Target Fraud
A bribery investigation alleges SpineFrontier paid millions of dollars in bogus consulting fees to spine surgeons in exchange for their using its products.
Electronic Health Records Creating A ‘New Era’ Of Health Care Fraud
Derek Lewis was working as an electronic health records specialist for the nation’s largest hospital chain when he heard about software defects that might even “kill a patient.”
Insurers Fall Short in Catching, Reporting Medicaid Fraud, Inspectors Find
A federal report says that Medicaid insurers are lax in telling state authorities about fraud.
Despite receiving billions of dollars in taxpayer money, Medicaid insurers are lax in ferreting out fraud and neglect to tell states about unscrupulous medical providers, according to a federal report released Thursday.
