The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver was a major boost for organizations hoping to implement or expand hospital-at-home programs. As of Nov. 21 2023, 305 hospitals and 129 health systems in 37 states have been approved to provide hospital-at-home care under the CMS waiver program. Still, […]
A home health nurse has pleaded guilty, in federal court in Boston, in relation to a $100 million home health care kickback scheme. Last week, Winnie Waruru pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud; one count of health care fraud; one count of conspiracy to pay and receive kickbacks; two […]
Compassionate Homecare Inc., has agreed to pay $6.53 million to MassHealth in order to resolve allegations of unauthorized billing for services. The settlement irons out a 2018 lawsuit filed by the Attorney General’s office against Compassionate. The state’s lawsuit alleges that the company stole millions of dollars from MassHealth. Aside from the $6.53 million settlement, […]
A Massachusetts-based home health company and its owners will pay millions of dollars to resolve allegations that they falsely billed the state’s Medicaid program, MassHealth. The home health company is Altranais Home Care LLC, located in Lowell. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced Friday that the company and owners Constant Ogutt and Shakira Lubega will […]
Sept. 19, 2018 update: The Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts released a statement in response to The Boston Globe series stating the articles failed to properly explain the home care system in the state and left readers scared and confused. “The Home Care Alliance and its members have a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to patient […]
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