The Justice Department charged two individuals in connection with an approximately $46.6 million scheme to defraud Minnesota’s Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention program, marking what the department said was the largest Medicaid autism fraud case ever charged. Shamso Ahmed…
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Pittsburgh-based Southwood Psychiatric Hospital is facing multiple lawsuits claiming sexual and physical abuse of minor patients at its psychiatric facility, according to documents filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County. The hospital is part of Franklin, Tenn.-based…
Quincy, Mass.-based Nova Psychiatric Services, Philadelphia-based Patriot Eldercare and psychiatrist Alexandra Accardi, MD, agreed to pay $1.4 million to resolve allegations they fraudulently billed Medicare, Medicaid and the Massachusetts Group Insurance Commission for psychotherapy and medication management services that were…
Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia disclosed that one of its indirect subsidiaries was ordered to pay $105 million in damages in an employment-related lawsuit, according to a May 18 Securities and Exchange Commission filing. San Diego Health Alliance, doing business as Fashion…
Federal prosecutors arraigned Danish researcher Poul Thorsen on wire fraud and money laundering charges tied to the alleged theft of CDC grant money for autism research after his extradition from Germany. Here are three things to know:
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New Hampshire will receive nearly $30 million as part of a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family that has become legally effective. The settlement resolves litigation against Purdue and the Sacklers over their role in producing…
Cincinnati-based Good Samaritan Hospital must pay $10 million after a jury on May 1 ruled against the hospital in the death of 69-year-old Terri Price. The jury found the hospital liable after Ms. Price was admitted to a psychiatric unit…
A $7.4 billion bankruptcy settlement tied to Purdue Pharma will exclude tens of thousands of opioid claimants, with fewer than half of nearly 140,000 individuals expected to receive compensation, ProPublica and The Philadelphia Inquirer reported April 23. Purdue Pharma pleaded…
Dallas-based North Texas Behavioral Health Authority has reported a data breach affecting 285,086 individuals, The HIPAA Journal reported April 21. The organization identified unauthorized activity in its systems around Oct. 15. An investigation found an unauthorized third party accessed its…
Healthcare leaders across the U.S. are raising concerns after federal agencies shared intentions earlier this month to significantly revise the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. Industry stakeholders say the decision could weaken enforcement, exacerbate access challenges and widen disparities in…