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...
Philip Esformes’ conviction in $1.3B fraud case, $44M in penalties, upheld by appeals court
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 09, 2023
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday upheld the criminal conviction of assisted living community and skilled nursing facility owner Philip Esformes in a healthcare fraud case that the federal...
MFCU efforts result in 17 assisted living convictions, $265,000 in recoveries in FY 2022: OIG report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 14, 2023
Efforts by state Medicaid Fraud Control Units resulted in a total of 17 criminal convictions and $265,040 in criminal case recoveries related to assisted living in fiscal year 2022, according to a new...
Updated: Philip Esformes reaches plea deal with federal prosecutors on remaining charges in landmark...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 02, 2024
Philip Esformes, the assisted living community and nursing home owner charged in 2016 in a $1.3 billion healthcare fraud case that the federal government at the time called “the largest healthcare fraud...
Company to pay $300,500 for billing Medicare for unnecessary COVID tests for senior living residents
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 21, 2023
A Maryland-based company that handles billing for diagnostic laboratories and other healthcare providers has agreed to pay $300,479.58 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it submitted false claims...
False Claims Act settlements, judgments top $2.68 billion, set record for number
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 26, 2024
False Claims Act settlements and judgments exceeded $2.68 billion in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, with more than $1.8 billion of the total related to matters involving healthcare fraud, including...
3 tips for helping residents adopt safe digital habits
By
Ryan Greene
Oct 27, 2022
The past three years have ushered in some enormous changes for older adults. Think about it. How many of your residents spoke with grandchildren “face-to-face” on a device they could hold in their...
Senior living technology takes flight
By
Dylan Conley
Apr 27, 2023
Here are three ways that senior living technology truly can take flight.
US unemployment claims drop to 10-week low after a state adjusts for fraud
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 26, 2023
The number of national unemployment claims reported earlier this month was significantly lower than originally reported by the Department of Labor following a fraud investigation by the Massachusetts Department...
Older adults at risk for real-world impersonation scams
Sep 27, 2023
The highest cognition and financial literacy was reported for older adults who engage but with skepticism.