
CMS Plans More Site Visits, Will Release Data Sets
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services will be making more frequent site visits to Medicare-enrolled providers and suppliers, and will be releasing new data tools as well as ...

Signature Bank Faces Lawsuit Over Ponzi Scheme
Signature Bank is being sued over a connection to a Ponzi scheme that cost investors $66 million.
The bank, which holds $33 billion in assets, allegedly helped money manager William ...

Mexican Man Faces 30 Years in U.S. Prison for $15 Million Cross-Border Investment Fraud
A Mexican man has been convicted in Texas for a $15 million investment fraud scheme and is facing up to 30 years in U.S. prison.
From the Associated Press:
Roberto Trinidad Del Carpio ...

Former Insurance Agent Released on House Arrest in Fraud Case
Samuel Bowron Phillips of Fort Smith, who is accused of stealing money from retirement accounts of investors in his companies and then gambling it away, was released on house arrest ...

Witnesses Afraid to Testify Against Shkreli in Securities Fraud Case
Pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli is under investigation for securities fraud within the pharmaceutical industry. However, according to prosecutors, several witnesses are afraid ...

Massachusetts Court to Hear Arbitration Clause Case
A Massachusetts state court is scheduled to hear a case on arbitration clauses in nursing home contracts. The clause is preventing Scott Barrow from seeking a wrongful death suit against ...

OMB to Look Over Overhauled Medicaid Rules
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has sent an overhauled set of rule changes to the Office of Management and Budget for review which could lead to major changes to the ...

Texas Lawmakers Debate Problems With Elder Care Industry
A Texas health panel looked at the state’s nursing home and elder care industry last week and discussed how to deal with nursing homes refusing to comply with state and federal ...

Audit Finds Issues With Michigan Veterans Home Staffing
A Lansing, Michigan veterans home was found to provide insufficient care in a recent state audit.
The report claims that staff members of the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans falsely ...

Iowa Does Not Pass Bill Requiring Dementia Training in Nursing Home Staff
Iowa legislators have decided not to review a bill that would require all nursing home staff and administrators serving patients with Dementia and Alzheimers to undergo specific training ...