Long-term care providers among 193 criminally charged, $2.75 billion in fraud recoveries so far in 2024
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 01, 2024
The Justice Department has recovered more than $2.75 billion in false claims against healthcare providers and charged 193 defendants so far this year in criminal cases through its 2024 National Health...
Record-high False Claims Act settlements recovered in first half of 2024
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 21, 2024
After a record-breaking 2023, settlements under the False Claims Act continue along the same trajectory in the first half of 2024, “with notable healthcare fraud settlements under the FCA, AKS [the Anti-Kickback...
‘Essential info’: How senior tech literacy experts are incorporating AI, algorithms into their existing...
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 22, 2024
An education provider for seniors is now adding a webinar on AI and chatbot tools as part of its scheduled tech literacy programming.
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...
Litigation-related expenses increasing for employers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 08, 2024
Employers faced greater litigation — and higher related expenses — last year than the previous year and are likely to face similar issues this year, due to increased regulations, class action suits...
Electronic visit verification will become industry standard in near future, expert predicts
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Adam Healy
Feb 07, 2024
Electronic visit verification, or EVV, will become industry standard soon, a marketplace executive predicts.