Pharmacies have expanded over the years to become increasingly large and complex. They meet patients' needs in more ways than ever before. Of course, this growth has come with government oversight/intervention practices that require pharmacies to have certain...
Month: August 2017
3 ways for nurses to lose their license
Nurses play an integral role in the health care industry. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are currently over 200,000 nurses in the state of Texas alone. Many nurses worry about losing their licenses and no longer being able to do what they...
Texas pharmaceutical rep hit with health care fraud indictment
Compounding pharmacies can be critical bridges between doctors and patients. The pharmacies make drugs prescribed by physicians for patients with very specific needs that can't be met by commercially available prescriptions. A compounding pharmacy custom-makes drugs...
Home health care fraud sentence announced
Regular readers of our New York health care blog know that we share news of health care investigations that sometimes include allegations that can threaten professional licensing and even to the freedom of the accused.We read recently of a case far from us that...
3 things to know about Medicare overpayment debts
New health care legislation is constantly being drafted, proposed and passed, so it is no surprise that most providers find it challenging to keep up. One of the most important changes in policy to take effect in recent years is the implementation of a rule obligating...
New York City’s Narco Freedom case continues to unfold
No doubt many of our New York Health Care Law Blog recall the headlines generated nearly three years ago when Narco Freedom founder Alan Brand and his son were arrested back in 2004. The nonprofit clinical and housing organization and some who ran it were charged with...
RN sentenced to four years in Texas health care fraud
It's a little more than a 3-hour drive north of Austin to get to Rowlett. The Dallas suburb is home to a registered nurse recently sentenced to spend 4 years in a federal prison for her participation in a health care fraud that prosecutors said included nearly $375...
New York whistleblowers settle Medicare fraud lawsuit
For seven years, the two women worked together in billing and accounts receivable at Lincare, a provider of in-home oxygen equipment. The two alleged that the New York company was overbilling Medicare.The women became whistleblowers, accusing the Amherst firm of...