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Complaint Filed Against Hospitals and Doctor

By Maureen Patterson | 02/10/2026 | 0
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Feds say patients were held in the hospital longer than medically necessary.

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Man Sentenced for Leading Scheme

By Maureen Patterson | 02/05/2026 | 0
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Doctors were impersonated to obtain narcotics.

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Kaiser Permanente Affiliates Pay $556 Million

By Maureen Patterson | 02/03/2026 | 0
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Feds say Kaiser pressured doctors to alter medical records.

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Doctor Sentenced for Fraud Scheme

By Maureen Patterson | 01/29/2026 | 2
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Claims were made on behalf of patients who did not need the medical treatment.

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Update: Pair Sentenced for Exploiting Adult Day Care Patients

By Mario Shtika | 01/27/2026 | 1
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Patient signatures allegedly forged on consent forms.

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Update: CEO Sentenced for $1 Billion Conspiracy

By Maureen Patterson | 01/13/2026 | 1
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Hundreds of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries were targeted.

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Man Pleads in Telemedicine Scheme

By Maureen Patterson | 01/09/2026 | 0
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Beneficiaries were pressured to agree to try expensive medications.

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Update: Doctor Sentenced for Health Care Fraud

By Maureen Patterson | 01/07/2026 | 0
Axial T2-weighted MRI scan of a brain showing diffuse white matter hyperintensities.

He allegedly used false diagnoses to order unnecessary brain scans.

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Man Sentenced in $172 Million Scheme

By Maureen Patterson | 01/05/2026 | 0
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Marketing companies made unsolicited calls offering elderly patients free orthotic braces.

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Scam Calls Jump

By Maureen Patterson | 01/02/2026 | 0
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They’re fueled by personal information harvested and sold on the dark web.

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