The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) continues its focus on health care fraud investigations involving National Football League (NFL) players. The agency recently announced another round of criminal charges. As discussed in a recent post, the agency indicted...
Texas and states throughout the country are in the midst of a nursing shortage. The problem is so serious, that the dean of the Texas A&M College of Nursing recently testified before a U.S. committee. The testimony included a discussion on innovations within...
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced it will pursue charges against ten former players for the National Football League (NFL). The government has accused these professional athletes of partaking in a scheme to file false and fraudulent...
The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas recently announced the agency was moving forward with criminal health care fraud charges against a mental health provider. The government has accused the counselor of fraudulently billing Medicare,...
Recently, a Medicare certified home health agency received a letter from CMS alleging that the home health agency received an overpayment in the amount of $3,351,149.00. prepared a Redetermination appeal that contested the overpayment by...
The Texas Board of Nursing (BON) recently released a statement warning nurses throughout the state of a current telephone scam. According to the group, fraudsters who are part of this scam will contact those who hold a nursing license and demand money. The demand, the...
The United States Health and Human Services Department (HHS) Inspector General states the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) overpaid claims by $502 million from 2011 through 2014. The error was allegedly due to a malfunction in the outlier payment...
The Texas Legislature has recently proposed a new rule that will limit health billing options. Lawmakers state the new law, scheduled to go into effect January 1, will help protect patients from surprise medical bills. But medical professionals have voiced concern the...
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