Surrendering a Healthcare or Medical License While Disciplinary Charges Pending Will Get You a Medi-Cal Suspension

When a physician, nurse or any licensed healthcare provider has a state disciplinary proceeding pending, one of the issues that arises is wh...

Two Florida Owners of Sober Homes and Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers Plead Guilty for Filing Fraudulent Insurance Claims and Paying Kickbacks for Referrals

Audits of alcohol and drug addiction treatment centers have been on the rise. We have also seen an increase in criminal filings relating to ...

Federal Jury Finds Mental Health Facility Administrator Guilty of Kickbacks for Referrals

Payment for recruiting and referral of patients. When is it marketing and when is it an illegal kickback? In a recent case, such payments we...

Cardiologist Pleads Guilty to Federal Health Care Fraud Charges From 2010 and 2011 for Submitting False Claims and Records

On February 17, 2017, Roy G. Heilbron, a cardiologist practicing in Santa Fe, New Mexico, pleaded guilty in federal court in Albuquerque to ...