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$1.2M Fraud Scandal Shuts Down International Association of Forensic Nurses
The International Association of Forensic Nurses is shutting down after more than 30 years, and its roughly 6,000 members from over…
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Nurses Among 15 Charged in Medicare Hospice Fraud Scheme That Paid ‘Fake Dying’ Patients
FBI SWAT teams fanned out across Southern California early Wednesday morning, executing arrest warrants on doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers…
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DOJ Cracks Down on Wound Care Fraud as Skin Substitute Cases Surge to $10 BILLION
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is increasing its focus on potential fraud within the wound care sector, particularly involving…
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Kaiser Hit With Record $556M Medicare Fraud Payout — Here’s What It Means for Nurses
Affiliates of Kaiser Permanente have agreed to pay $556 million to resolve federal allegations that they violated the False Claims…
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6 Fake Nurses Busted in Texas — Board of Nursing Warns of Shocking Fraud Details
6 Fake Nurses Busted in Texas — Board of Nursing Warns of Shocking Fraud Details Written by: Nurse.org Staff Jump…
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NP Scharmaine Baker Convicted in $12.1M Medicare Fraud Scheme
Image sources: Amazon Dr. Scharmaine Lawson Baker, a Louisiana nurse practitioner, author, and entrepreneur, was recently convicted by a federal…
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DOJ Charges 24+ Nurses in $14.6B National Healthcare Fraud Takedown
Image source: DOJ On Monday, the Department of Justice announced a record-setting healthcare fraud takedown, charging 324 defendants in schemes totaling…
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Nurse Practitioner Guilty in $54M Medicaid Fraud Exploiting Native Americans
Rita Anagho, a 52-year-old former nurse practitioner from San Tan Valley, Arizona, recently pleaded guilty to orchestrating one of the…
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Trump Pardons Nursing Home Owner Who Stole $7M From Staff Paychecks, Committed Tax Fraud
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Fake Nurse Sentenced for Medicaid Fraud, Gets 5 Years Probation
A Maryland woman has been sentenced to five years of probation for falsely claiming to be a registered nurse and defrauding…
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