New standards and technical reports are available for comment from the American Dental Association’s Standards Committee on Dental Informatics and Standards Committee on Dental Products. The Standards Committee on Dental Informatics has approved the following new standard for circulation and … Read More
The Texas Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) Civil Medicaid Fraud Division filed a lawsuit against several major pharmaceutical manufacturers including Pfizer, Tris Pharma, and Tris Pharma CEO Ketan Mehta, alleging violations of the Texas Health Care Program Fraud Prevention … Read More
WORCESTER, Mass. (WWLP) – Managers of a Massachusetts home care company were arrested and arraigned in court in connection to an alleged scheme to defraud MassHealth of more than $1.6 million. According to the Attorney General’s office, 39-year-old Bernice Codjia … Read More
DALLAS – Two North Texas doctors have been charged for healthcare fraud after allegedly being paid approximately $12 million for fraudulent services. Doctors Desi Barroga and Deno Barroga were arrested last week in connection to the multi-million dollar scheme and … Read More
MIAMI – Steven King was the chief compliance officer for a pharmacy holding company. His lack of compliance with the law will make him a federal inmate. A federal jury convicted the 45-year-old Miramar man of conspiracy to commit health … Read More
The theme of the American Dental Association 2024 National Children’s Dental Health Month is “Healthy Habits for Healthy Smiles!” The February 2024 National Children’s Dental Health Month, promoted by the ADA, is a month-long national health observance that brings together … Read More
Texas kids are quickly losing their Medicaid health insurance in 2023, an alarming sign to advocates for children’s health in the state. A report released Wednesday highlighted major progress in the state’s insurance rate for children last year. Last year, … Read More
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — More than 100 elementary school students in the El Paso Independent School District are receiving free dental exams Friday. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso and Marathon Petroleum are teaming up once again … Read More
NJ AG authorities announced that an Atlantic County man was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs out of millions of dollars by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions. … Read More
Dr. Richard Malouf has won a hearing in front of the Texas Supreme Court in his case against the state for allegedly defrauding Medicaid of millions of dollars. The review results from an appeal after a state district court found … Read More
Here are four updates on dental therapy legislation that Becker’s has reported on in 2023: 1. Wisconsin legislators introduced a bill that would allow dental therapists to practice in the state. 2. New York legislators are considering two bills to … Read More
A grand jury in New York has convicted former NBA players of bilking the basketball league’s health care plan of millions of dollars while trying to recruit other players to join the scheme. Among those found guilty were Ronald Glen … Read More
Attackers roamed MCNA systems for nearly two weeks in late February to early March this year, the company’s breach notification letter shows. The company only noticed unauthorized access on March 6th, even though first access to MCNA’s systems occurred as … Read More
Imagine that you’re 67 years old and you wake up with a severe toothache. You can’t sleep. You know you might need a root canal or something even more invasive, but you just can’t afford it. You don’t have dental … Read More
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A Florida dentist and her husband, who own and operate at least seven offices through southeast and southwest Florida, allegedly stole from Medicaid and thousands of recipients for years. Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) … Read More
KATY, Texas – A 48-year-old Katy woman has been sentenced to years in prison for defrauding Medicaid of more than $600,000, the United States Department of Justice announced Tuesday. Kay Le Farmer pleaded guilty on March 22. Farmer was ordered … Read More
Iowa Medicaid has picked two providers, including a new entity to the state’s program, to offer dental services to Medicaid members. This week, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services announced its intent to award contracts to Delta Dental … Read More
Imagine you are 67 years old and you wake up with a bad toothache. You can’t sleep. You know you might need a root canal or something more invasive, but you can’t afford it. You don’t have dental insurance and … Read More
There are two people who are probably not smiling today. Attorney General Ashley Moody announced the arrest of a Florida dentist and her husband, a co-owner of a dental practice. Marianna Zadov, DDS, and Shimon Leizgold, also known as Simon … Read More
At least two million low-income children have lost health insurance since the end of a federal policy that guaranteed coverage through Medicaid earlier in the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new analyses by researchers at the Georgetown Center for Children and … Read More
New Orleans-based hospice facility owner Shiva Akula has been convicted in a $62 million healthcare fraud scheme. Between January 2013 and December 2019, Mr. Akula, who oversaw operations at Canon Healthcare, billed Medicare $62 million and was paid roughly $47 … Read More
Dentaquest which provides dental benefits, recently donated $45,000 to Michigan organizations that help increase oral health care access and education among underserved communities. Source: Dentaquest donation to organizations helps bring oral care to help underserved areas / FOX2 Detroit
A San Antonio medical group ordered to pay $8.1 million in damages in a Medicare billing fraud case last year has reported to state regulators that it will lay off 30 workers and close two of its largest locations. But … Read More
Wisconsin legislators recently introduced a bill that would allow dental therapists to practice in the state, the Wisconsin State Journal reported Nov. 6. The bill, introduced Nov. 2, would make Wisconsin the 14th state to authorize dental therapists. Similar bills … Read More
PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. – A Pierce County dentist has been suspended after one of his patients died while under sedation. According to a Friday press release from the Washington State Department of Health (DOH), the Dental Quality Assurance Commission suspended … Read More
Five North Texas universities will unite this weekend to provide free health care to those who are underserved and uninsured. For two days, dental, vision and medical care will be free on a first-come, first-served basis. No ID is required. … Read More
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government stepped in to make it easier for poor Americans to enroll and stay on Medicaid. Those protections sunsetted this year, and now Texas leads the nation in disenrollment. To be … Read More
Indian marketing firm owner admits committing $11.5mn healthcare fraud in US New York: The owner of a marketing company located in India admitted his role in conspiracies to commit $11.5 million healthcare fraud and to pay and receive illegal kickbacks, … Read More
A doctor in Oakland is facing up to 30 years in prison after being found guilty of accepting kickbacks for patient referrals, health care fraud, and false statements relating to health care, federal prosecutors said. A jury convicted Henry Geoffrey … Read More
Nostrum Laboratories Inc, located in Missouri and New Jersey, and its Indian American founder and CEO, Nirmal Mulye, have agreed to pay up to $50 million to settle charges of knowingly underpaying Medicaid rebates. Muley and his firm are accused … Read More
A lawsuit that could have “devastating consequences” for Planned Parenthood has had a trial scheduled to begin next year in an Amarillo courthouse. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s order set the trial to begin in April 2024. Reuters reported that … Read More
DETROIT — A Farmington Hills clinic owner was sentenced Oct. 26 to federal prison after pleading guilty to health care fraud and money laundering charges, The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. Mohamed Kazkaz, 54, was sentenced by United States District Judge … Read More
Quintan Cockerell, a medical marketer, was convicted for a $55 million fraud scheme targeting the TRICARE program, a federal health care initiative catering to active and retired service members and their families. Details of the conviction were released by the … Read More
ALBANY — Due to the closures of multiple hospital-based dental clinics in the region, children in foster care are at risk of missing a narrow window to get overdue check-ups and treatment. Thanks to a series of reforms, these children … Read More
Kentucky-based medical equipment provider Oxygen Plus, Inc. will pay $200,000 to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act by billing Medicare and Medicaid for unnecessary or unused respiratory devices in patients’ treatment. Designed for patients with respiratory disease, Oxygen … Read More
MIAMI – Federal prosecutors consider Arisleidys Fernandez Delmas to be the ringleader of a nearly $37 million health care fraud scheme based in South Florida. Now, the Miami woman is set to spend years behind bars and is on the … Read More
Quick Summary: A San Francisco Superior Court judge ruled last month that CDA and individual dentist-plaintiffs could proceed on their claim that Delta Dental breached the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in adopting the 2023 contractual amendments. … Read More
A survey conducted by the Virginia Dental Association Foundation found that 79% of Virginia residents on Medicaid have struggled to find a dentist that accepts Medicaid, according to an Oct. 18 report by Bristol Herald Courier. Of the approximately 176 … Read More
Oct 26 (Reuters) – A former executive of Florida health insurance company HealthSun Health Plans Inc, which offers privately managed but publicly funded Medicare Advantage plans, has been charged with orchestrating a scheme that resulted in the federal government being … Read More
Planned Parenthood will go to trial as Texas has accused the organization of defrauding the state’s Medicaid health insurance program, a federal judge ruled Monday. Texas has accused Planned Parenthood of obtaining funds from the state and failing to repay … Read More
