The cyberattack began on Feb. 21 against Change Healthcare, which is a health care technology company that is part of Optum and owned by UnitedHealth Group, according to the American Hospital ...

Consistent with past administrations, DOJ’s latest takedown focuses heavily on criminal charges against individual health care professionals but also details civil charges and Centers for Medicare and ...

The Federal appellate courts have weighed in on a number of interesting health care fraud and abuse issues in early 2025. Polsinelli has pulled together a panel of lawyers who actively litigate health ...

The U.S. government said it has busted the largest health care fraud scheme in history, which targeted Medicare and involved ...

The FBI has issued a new alert warning Southwest Florida residents about a growing threat intertwining health insurance and ...

Several Michigan health care providers are facing charges after selling controlled substance prescriptions, according to the ...

The collective failure of US health care To be clear, health insurers have earned plenty of scorn. Before the ACA, they would simply refuse to cover people with expensive medical conditions.

Both pleaded guilty in June 2023 to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and conspiracy to communicate extortionate threats. As part of a plea agreement, Burt agreed to pay back nearly $1 million.

By nearly all measures, the complex, fragmented US health care system is failing its people. Despite spending 17 percent of gross domestic product on health care, representing $4.9 trillion, the ...