MFCU efforts result in 19 assisted living convictions, $168,991 in recoveries in FY 2016: OIG report
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 23, 2017
Efforts by state Medicaid Fraud Control Units resulted in a total of 19 convictions and $168,991 in recoveries related to assisted living in fiscal year 2016, according to a new report from the Department...
Feds raid office of purported senior living developer, allege fraud
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 06, 2017
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security raided the offices of a purported senior living community developer on Wednesday, alleging a multimillion dollar scheme to defraud the federal government through...
Woman convicted in $205 million assisted living fraud scheme has 35-year sentence commuted by President...
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 20, 2020
A Florida woman sentenced to 35 years in prison for orchestrating a $205 million Medicare fraud scheme that involved paying bribes and kickbacks to owners and operators of assisted living facilities and...
Brookdale wins $35 million Medicare fraud lawsuit
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 26, 2017
A federal judge has permanently dismissed a lawsuit in which a former employee accused Brookdale Senior Living and subsidiaries of submitting approximately $35 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for...
Anti-fraud efforts must include senior living, hearing witness says
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 15, 2017
Efforts to stop or prevent the financial exploitation of older adults should include assisted living and continuing care retirement communities, as well as personal care and nursing homes, because residents...
Criminal recoveries for Medicaid fraud in assisted living top $1 million again due to case discovered...
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 08, 2021
Fallout from a Medicaid fraud case discovered because of a murder at an assisted living community had an outsized effect on fraud-related criminal monetary recoveries by state Medicaid Fraud Control Units...
Proposed budget cuts HHS funding by 18%, HUD by 13%
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 16, 2017
The Department of Health and Human Services would see its funding cut by $15.1 billion, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development would see its funding decreased by $6.2 billion under a fiscal...
Federal fraud, abuse monetary recoveries in assisted living up more than 600% over last year
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 03, 2018
Total monetary recoveries by state Medicaid Fraud Control Units in assisted living-related fraud, abuse and neglect criminal and civil cases increased by more than 600% from fiscal year 2016 to FY 2017,...
Former Sunwest CEO begins prison sentence
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 28, 2016
Jon Michael Harder, the former CEO of Sunwest Management who pleaded guilty to mail fraud and money laundering, began a 15-year sentence at a federal prison on Thursday.
OIG plans review of Medicaid waivers, employee background checks, more
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 10, 2016
Reviews of Medicare and Medicaid payments, fraud and abuse, and employee background check efforts are some of the items on the agenda for the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector...