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Terry Ross / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0)Texas Doctor Convicted of Distributing Over Million Opioid Pills
A federal jury in Houston convicted physician Ray Anthony Shoulders for illegally prescribing more than one million doses of opioids and other controlled substances. The verdict advances federal efforts to curb illegal drug distribution amid the ongoing opioid epidemic.
kfor.comOklahoma City Woman Sentenced to Prison for $1.1 Million Health Fraud
Federal prosecutors secured a prison sentence for an Oklahoma City woman who defrauded health care programs of $1.1 million through false claims. The case directs recovered funds back to federal health initiatives and deters similar schemes by imposing criminal penalties.
Substrate placeholder — needs review · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)DOJ Launches West Coast Strike Force Against Health Care Fraud
The Department of Justice formed a new strike force to prosecute health care fraud schemes in California, Arizona and Nevada. The initiative adds at least 10 federal prosecutors to the region and partners with agencies including the FBI and DEA to target taxpayer theft through fr…
Substrate placeholder — needs review · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)Former Geisinger CEO Glenn Steele Writes on Autonomous Health Care for System Survival
Former Geisinger CEO Glenn Steele stated that health care will become autonomous due to the survival needs of health systems. His commentary appears in a recent article. The piece discusses the role of autonomy in addressing health care challenges.