Manslaughter, $2.1 million in Medicaid fraud among 76 charges filed against assisted living facility...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 26, 2019
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said he is “aggressively prosecuting” cases against the former owner and nine former managers or employees of a now-closed assisted living facility who have...
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Jan 03, 2017
Feb. 10 is deadline for comments on CMS PACE proposal … Minnesota creatives use art to connect with people who have dementia … Easing older adults’ loneliness can help keep them healthy...
Philip Esformes sentenced to 20 years in prison in healthcare fraud case
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 12, 2019
Former Florida assisted living and skilled nursing facility owner Philip Esformes has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a case that the federal government continues to describe as “the...
Esformes will appeal convictions on 20 charges in $1.3 billion healthcare fraud case
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 08, 2019
Former assisted living facility and nursing home owner Philip Esformes plans to appeal a jury’s finding, announced Friday, that he is guilty of 20 charges in a case that the federal government is calling...
For some of your senior living residents, fraud may be in the cards
By
John O'Connor
Apr 05, 2018
The new Medicare cards represent a huge opportunity for those with larceny in their hearts.
MFCU efforts result in 20 convictions, $9.41 million in recoveries related to assisted living in FY 2023:...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 18, 2024
Efforts by state Medicaid Fraud Control Units resulted in a total of 20 criminal convictions and $9.41 million in criminal case recoveries related to assisted living in fiscal year 2023, according to a...
$60 million lawsuit alleges memory care understaffing, false billing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 11, 2017
Forty-five senior living communities in North Carolina have defrauded the state and federal governments of more than $60 million by submitting claims for personal care services that, based on staffing...
IRS impersonation scams top complaint to Senate Aging Committee fraud hotline for fourth year
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 17, 2019
For the fourth consecutive year, in 2018, IRS impersonation scams were the top type of scams reported to the Senate Special Committee on Aging’s fraud hotline, according to the committee, which released...
Lawmaker introduces legislation to crack down on Medicare fraud
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 29, 2023
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), ranking member of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, has introduced two pieces of legislation to prevent Medicare fraud.
Assisted living owner accused in historic $1 billion healthcare fraud scheme
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 24, 2016
The owner of more than 30 Miami-area assisted living and skilled nursing facilities was charged with conspiracy, obstruction, money laundering and healthcare fraud in connection with a $1 billion scheme...