On December 11, 2024, OIG issued a Special Fraud Alert to warn the industry about the fraud and abuse risks associated with abusive Medicare Advantage (MA) organization (MAO) and agent and broker relationships with healthcare...more
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On February 1, 2017, an Iowa nursing facility and residential care facility operator entered into a settlement agreement (the Agreement) with DOJ and the State of Iowa for alleged violations of the False Claims Act for the...more