Being charged with a DWI is embarrassing, expensive and stressful. But if you are a nurse who has been convicted of a DWI while you were off duty, then the stakes are even higher. Your livelihood could be at risk.After being convicted of drunk driving, it is likely...
Month: March 2017
New York neurologist facing Medicare, Medicaid fraud charges
It is a relatively short drive north from New York City to Yonkers. The Westchester County city is home to a neurologist who federal prosecutors allege is part of a $57 million insurance scam that targeted Medicare and Medicaid.The 47-year-old doctor faces a long list...
Health care fraud enforcement under Trump
In recent years, the government has been taking a much more aggressive approach to health care fraud enforcement, and it looks like enforcement efforts could get even more aggressive under the Trump administration. Even though overall funding for the Department of...
New crackdown targets Medicaid-unapproved drug reimbursements
Several pharmaceutical companies intentionally misrepresented the degree to which certain drugs and other items were reimbursable under Medicaid, according to the attorney general of another state. The drugs and medical devices were marketed to the state and health...