New York AG Letitia James has secured $6 million from three nursing homes in the Buffalo region, including Safire Rehabilitation of Northtowns, Safire Rehabilitation of Southtowns, and Williamsville Suburban Nursing Home (the Safire homes). The settlement agreement alleges that the nursing homes submitted tens of thousands of fraudulent claims to Medicaid to boost their revenue.…

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The FTC, Utah, and California jointly have sued Hims & Hers alleging that the telehealth provider shared consumers’ sensitive health information about medical conditions with third party advertising platforms despite claiming its services maintain consumers privacy, and further alleging that the company deceives users about their billing and cancellation practices. The complaint alleges that Hims…

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California AG Rob Bonta has secured a $15 million settlement with Sweetwater Care Resource, LLC (Sweetwater), a licensed skilled nursing facility (SNF) chain that he alleges violated state staffing requirement laws. The case was filed under California’s Unfair Competition and False Advertising Laws. Skilled nursing facilities have staffing regulations established by the California Legislature that…

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The FTC has filed an amicus brief in an antitrust case alleging that drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson illegally maintained a monopoly through anticompetitive conduct. The brief argues that the Supreme Court precedent establishes that antitrust law is focused on the impact of anticompetitive conduct, not on the intent to harm competition. CareFirst of Maryland…

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New York AG Letitia James has joined a bipartisan coalition of 36 AGs, and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has secured a $36.5 million settlement from CVS Pharmacy Inc (CVS) for fraudulently overbilling Medicaid for insulin prescriptions. The lawsuit claims that CVS knowingly dispensed more insulin to customers than they needed while maintaining…

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