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7 Jul 2011, 6:08 am by McNabb Associates, P.C.
Bernhard faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison for health care fraud and a mandatory two years in prison, consecutive to any other sentence imposed, for aggravated identity theft. [read post]
28 Oct 2011, 9:11 am
The New York Times With state prison costs driven mainly by recidivism, the federal government must do all it can to support programs like the Second Chance Act, which guides newly released prisoners to drug treatment, mental health care, housing and jobs to keep them from going right back to jail. [read post]
25 Sep 2018, 11:00 am
In Massachusetts, people in prison are denied adequate care for opioid use disorder, increasing risk of relapse. [read post]
15 Dec 2015, 4:17 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
December 14, 2015   NCJ 249151 “Presents the prevalence of disabilities among prison and jail inmates, detailing the prevalence of six specific disability types: hearing, vision, cognitive, ambulatory, self-care, and independent living. [read post]
4 Mar 2007, 7:12 am
Brotman ruled late last week that the US Virgin Islands has inadequate health care available for the territory's mentally ill prisoners awaiting trial. [read post]
6 Jul 2007, 8:26 am
The authorities in California are investigating accusations that poor health care at a center where mothers serve prison terms with their young children led to the stillbirth of a 7-month-old fetus and endangered the lives of several children. [read post]
15 Apr 2009, 8:32 am by SCP
The Handbook on Prisoners with Special Needs (full-text, pdf) covers the special needs of prisoners in eight groups, namely: Prisoners with mental health care needs; Prisoners with disabilities; Ethnic and racial minorities and indigenous peoples; Foreign national prisoners; Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender prisoners; Older prisoners; Prisoners with terminal illness; Prisoners under… [read post]
13 Mar 2012, 11:29 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
 Broward County, Florida halfway house owner and operator Barry Nash was sentenced to to 24 months in prison followed by three years of supervised relief for his role in a Medicare fraud kickback scheme that funneled patients through a fraudulent mental health company, the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced [...] [read post]
9 Feb 2009, 11:05 pm
Court Orders California to Cut Prison Population"The California prison system must reduce overcrowding by as many as 55,000 inmates within three years to provide a constitutional level of medical and mental health care, a federal three-judge panel tentatively ruled Monday.Relying on expert testimony, the court ruled that the California prison system, the nation's largest with more than 150,000 inmates, could reduce its population by shortening… [read post]
13 Nov 2018, 12:48 pm by lennyesq
By REUVEN BLAU | NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | *** State Correction Commission review panels repeatedly found medical staff failed to conduct basic checkups and mental health screenings. [read post]
28 Sep 2011, 1:37 pm
Both defendants pled guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 10 years. [read post]
10 Jul 2014, 10:42 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Here's a remarkable chart from the Pew Charitable Trust depicting the increase and, in Texas' case, the reduction in prison health care spending from 2001 to 2008:Now, Texas has increased healthcare spending since that time frame, but we still rank among the lowest among states in per capita health spending on inmates in inflation-adjusted dollars:Grits has watched with interest as the feds spanked California over inadequate prison… [read post]
19 Jun 2008, 11:00 am
Health Care Fraud According to the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association, health care fraud is an intentional deception or misrepresentation that the individual or entity makes knowing that the misrepresentation could result in some unauthorized benefit to the individual, or the entity or to some other party. [read post]
15 Nov 2010, 9:53 am by Lyle Denniston
   One of the tracks involved state prison officials’ failure to provide adequate mental health care in the overcrowded facilities, and other involved failure to provide adequate medical care. [read post]
29 Mar 2018, 12:02 pm by Whittel & Melton, LLC
In all, the clinic apparently paid him$432,829 over six years, aside from his regular salary as a mental health care worker. [read post]
5 Jan 2009, 8:05 pm
All suicides mentioned occurred in DECEMBER a bad time for inmates. 1-6-2009 Michigan: A new administrator charged with improving Michigan's dysfunctional prison health care system has a lot on her plate in 2009, but looking into prison suicides must become an immediate priority. [read post]
6 Jun 2012, 7:34 am by McNabb Associates, P.C.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on June 5, 2012 released the following: “Greensburg Woman Charged with Health Care Fraud PITTSBURGH— A resident of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of health care fraud and obtaining a controlled substance through fraud, United States Attorney David J. [read post]
15 Aug 2008, 1:19 pm
8-15-2008 California:Federal courts have ruled that prisoners, like this inmate at San Quentin, must have access to basic medical care. [read post]