The United States of America and ReNew Health Group LLC have settled a nursing home whistleblower claim involving allegations that the nursing home chain submitted false Medicare claims. In a landmark settlement, Renew Health has agreed to pay over $7 million to resolve claims under the False Claims Act (FCA) for knowingly submitting false Medicare...
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Now Reporting Weekend Staffing and Staff Turnover for Nursing Homes

Summary of CMS’ January 7 Memorandum The Medicare.gov Care Compare website will now be reporting information on weekend staffing and staff turnover for each nursing home on the site. The new information will include the level of total nurse and registered nurse (RN) staffing on weekends provided by each nursing home and the percent of...
Law for Nursing Home Whistleblowers

Nursing home abuse is a serious form of elder abuse. It occurs when a resident of a long-term care facility is harmed, either intentionally or unintentionally, by those in charge of taking good care of them. Luckily, the government has laws in place to protect both residents of long-term care facilities and the people who...
Sava Senior Care Pays $11 Million to Resolve Fraudulent Medicare Claims

Sava Senior Care Alleged to Provide Sub-Par Staffing and Billing for Unnecessary Services The Nursing Home Giant Has Settled a Case Brought by the Federal Government for $11.2M, Alleging Sava Nursing Homes Submitted False Claims to Increase Medicare Revenues SavaSeniorCare LLC, a skilled nursing facility operator in Georgia, has agreed to pay more than 11...
$257 Million Medicare Fraud Perpetrated by California Doctors and Medical Professionals

California Medicare Fraud The US Department of Justice has put an end to an estimated $257,000,000 Medicare fraud. The taxpayer graft was allegedly completed by doctors and other medical professionals, mainly on the west coast of the US. Twenty six medical personnel were charged criminally. Thirty four individuals in total were charged in the Medicare...
$1.2 Billion Medicare Fraud Ring Arrested in NY

The FBI has arrested individuals in a $1.2 billion Medicare fraud scheme in New York which victimized elderly patients in order to steal their Medicare money. The US Department of Justice has issued a release stating that this is one of the nation’s largest health care frauds in history. Medicare Fraud? Blow the Whistle If...
2018 OIG Medicaid Fraud Report Released

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG), along with the Department of Health and Human Services, charged over 600 defendants with crimes regarding over $2 billion dollars in Medicare and Medicaid fraud in the year 2018. The 2018 OIG Medicaid Fraud Report shows strong government interest in going after fraudsters, including nursing homes and assisted living facilities,...
Nursing Home Company Hit With $18 Million Settlement for “Grossly Substandard” Care

Vanguard Healthcare, based in Brentwood, TN, has agreed to pay the federal government in excess of $18 million for ‘grossly substandard’ nursing home care provided to residents. Shockingly, this is the second time Vanguard has agreed to pay back the US government for worthless nursing home services. If you work in a nursing home and...