Ambulance firm threatens lives of investigators in New Jersey
The former chief of the Delran Emergency Squad from Cinnaminson has been sentenced to 30 days in Burlington County Jail for...
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Pittsburgh heart doc steals $13M with fake “youth” treatments
After deliberating for two hours, a federal jury found Samirkumar J. Shah guilty of two counts of health care fraud, United...
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Dolton chiropractor faces fraud charges in alleged insurance billing scam, feds say
A Dolton chiropractor pleaded not guilty Monday to federal fraud charges involving billing insurers for services that were allegedly never performed,...
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Florida firms charged with peddling useless health coverage
In 2016, Chris Mitchell began paying $206 a month for a health insurance plan that a sales agent claimed would cover...
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Consumers with fake health coverage can cancel plans
Tens of thousands of consumers still making monthly payments for “practically worthless” health insurance plans purchased from a shuttered Hollywood-based agency...
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Medical device maker ACell Inc. pleads guilty and will pay $15 million to resolve criminal charges and civil false claims allegations
ACell Inc. (ACell), a Maryland-based medical device manufacturer, pleaded guilty to charges relating to its MicroMatrix powder wound dressing product (MicroMatrix),...
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Indiana consumers telemarketed bogus DNA cancer tests
Marlene usually ignores the constant barrage of phone calls she receives from telemarketers, but a recent call caught her attention. “They...
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Ouch — dentist bills 28 root canals for 1 patient in San Diego
A San Diego dentist was charged Monday with 75 felony insurance fraud counts for allegedly bilking insurance companies of hundreds of...
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Dentist does $3.8M of fake work, gets 40 months in Los Angeles
A Los Angeles, California-based dentist was sentenced to 40 months in prison today for his role in a $3.8 million health...
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Contact your insurer if your dentist is scamming, Coalition warns
Most dentists are talented, caring and ethical, though a “small but disturbing number” are dishonest, in the words of the Coalition...
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