patient FDA approval for Farxiga in new indication in heart failure patients By www.thepharmaletter.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 14:59:00 +0100 Farxiga (dapagliflozin) has been approved in the US to reduce the risk of cardiovascular (CV) death and… Full Article AstraZeneca/Cardio-vascular/Diabetes/Farxiga/Focus On/Glucosides/Pharmaceutical/Regulation/SGLT2 inhibitors/UK/US FDA/USA
patient Novartis taps real-life Cosentyx patients to thank healthcare workers, pledge patient support By www.fiercepharma.com Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 21:13:54 +0000 Novartis is using familiar faces—real patients from its Cosentyx TV commercials—to thank healthcare workers and promise support for patients. It’s a shift away from product-centered TV ads as Novartis adjusts its Cosentyx DTC effort during the COVID-19 crisis to highlight resources for patients, the drugmaker said. Full Article
patient AstraZeneca's Farxiga scores landmark FDA nod in heart failure patients with or without diabetes By www.fiercepharma.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 14:42:58 +0000 AstraZeneca has watched superstar SGLT2 diabetes med Farxiga nail trial after trial in highly coveted kidney and heart failure indications, with the FDA expediting reviews to back them up. The one thing AstraZeneca was missing? The agency taking Farxiga across the finish line. Full Article
patient Detroit Clinic Owner and Patient Recruiter Plead Guilty in $15 Million Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:59:38 EDT Miami residents Jose and Arnaldo Rosario pleaded guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program of approximately $15.3 million. Both defendants pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud before U.S. District Judge Gerald Rosen. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Occupational Therapist and Patient Recruiter Plead Guilty in Detroit-Based Medicare Fraud Schemes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:15:36 EST Detroit resident Jaquita Lovelace and Miami resident Timothy Pierce have pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Detroit to participating in conspiracies to defraud the Medicare program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Physical Therapist, Money Launderer and Patient Recruiter Plead Guilty in Connection with Multiple Detroit Health Care Fraud Schemes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:10:53 EST Detroit-area residents Baskaran Thangarasan, Sandeep Aggarwal and Wayne Smith pleaded guilty this week for their roles in connection with several Detroit-area health care fraud schemes. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Houston-Area Patient Recruiter Convicted of Health Care Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:38:47 EST Sylvia Smith, 64, a retired nurse, was convicted today of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Jury Convicts Fresno, Calif., Patient Recruiter of Medicare Fraud in Power Wheelchair Scam By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 17:14:07 EST A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted a Fresno woman late Friday after it found that she committed Medicare fraud by recruiting patients for the purpose of receiving unnecessary power wheelchairs. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Detroit-Area Doctor and Patient Recruiter Convicted in Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 16:19:41 EDT West Bloomfield, Mich., physician Alan Silber and Detroit resident Hassan Reeves were convicted today by a federal jury for their roles in an $1 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Clinic Manager and Patient Recruiter Plead Guilty for Roles in $2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 17:56:26 EDT Detroit-area residents Carlos Grana and Dwight Armstrong pleaded guilty today to engaging in a fraudulent medical testing scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty for Role in Fraudulent Medicare Testing Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:56:29 EDT Detroit-area resident Emma King pleaded guilty today to engaging in a fraudulent medical testing scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Detroit-Area Patient Recruiter Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:54:37 EDT A Michigan man was sentenced today in Detroit to 27 months in prison for his role in a wide-ranging conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty for Role in Fraudulent Medicare Testing Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:30:11 EDT Young, 56, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud before U.S. District Court Judge Patrick J. Duggan in the Eastern District of Michigan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Miami Clinic Owner and Patient Recruiters Plead Guilty in $5.8 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:02:22 EDT Maria Volero Marrero, 48, Lawrence Edward Humes, 57, and Keith Earnest Humes, 53, each pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud in connection with a $5.8 million Medicare fraud scheme stemming from their involvement with a Miami-area HIV/AIDS infusion clinic. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Houston Medical Equipment Company Owner, Operator and Patient Recruiter Plead Guilty to Health Care Fraud Scheme and Illegal Health Care Kickbacks By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:32:27 EDT Houston-area residents Doris Vinitski and John Lachman pleaded guilty today in connection with their roles in a durable medical equipment Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Patient Recruiters and Employee at Houston Medical Equipment Company Plead Guilty to Health Care Fraud Scheme and Illegal Health Care Kickbacks By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 5 May 2010 17:35:10 EDT Houston-area residents Basil Kalu and Ju-Ying Qian, and Louisiana resident Darnell Willis pleaded guilty today in connection with their roles in a durable medical equipment Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient California Patient Recruiter Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Medicare Fraud in Power Wheelchair Scam By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 24 May 2010 18:40:18 EDT Maria Nela Moreno, 57, was also sentenced by U.S. District Judge John F. Walter of the Central District of California to three years of supervised release and was ordered to pay $110,000 in restitution. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Patient Recruiter and Physical Therapist Sentenced in Connection with Detroit-area Medicare Fraud Schemes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 17:27:35 EDT Miami resident Timothy Pierce was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for his participation in a fraudulent Medicare infusion scheme, and Troy, Mich., resident Jay Jha was sentenced to 27 months in prison for his participation in a separate fraudulent physical therapy scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Miami-area Clinic Owner, Patient Recruiter, Two Nurses and Medicare Beneficiary Plead Guilty in Home Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:50:08 EDT Arturo Fonseca, Isis Torres, Francisco Portillo, Eduardo Romero and William Madrigal pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Adalberto Jordan to various health care fraud charges. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Miami Home Health Patient Recruiter Convicted of Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:34:21 EDT Antonio Ochoa, a patient recruiter for Miami home health agencies, was convicted today by a federal jury in Miami of one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and of three counts of soliciting and receiving kickbacks and bribes, announced the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS) Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Houston-area Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in a $5.2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:40:40 EDT Cynthia Garza-Williams, 49, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud before U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Atlas in Houston. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Brooklyn-area Patient Pleads Guilty in Medicare Fraud Kick-back Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:27:27 EDT Brooklyn-area resident Yefim Drakhler pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn for his participation in a Medicare fraud scheme operated out of the Solstice Wellness Center, a Brooklyn-area clinic purportedly providing physical therapy and various diagnostic services. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Clinic Owners and Patient Recruiters Plead Guilty in Detroit-area Diagnostic Testing Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:21:14 EDT Miami-area residents Emilio and Maria Haber and Detroit-area residents Genna Yates and Darryl Nichols pleaded guilty yesterday for their roles in a Detroit-area diagnostic testing fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Los Angeles Patient Recruiter Known as the “Red, White & Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:18:57 EDT A patient recruiter who sold the personal information of Medicare beneficiaries from San Diego and Los Angeles to fraudulent Los Angeles medical clinics and durable medical equipment (DME) companies was sentenced late yesterday to 21 months in prison in connection with a scheme to defraud Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Houston-area Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in a $5.2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:52:57 EDT A patient recruiter for a Houston-based home health care company pleaded guilty today in connection with a $5.2 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Jury Convicts Oakland, California, Patient Recruiter for Participating in Wheelchair Scam to Defraud Medicare By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:02:57 EST On Monday, after a one-week trial in federal court in Los Angeles, a jury found Donna K. Wells, 52, guilty of one count of health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Patient Recruiter Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for His Role in a Fraudulent Diagnostic Testing Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:03:01 EST A Detroit-area patient recruiter was sentenced today to 40 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient United States Files Suit Against Guidant and Boston Scientific for Selling Defective Heart Devices That Were Implanted in Medicare Patients By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:54:47 EST The United States has filed a complaint against Boston Scientific Corp. and related Guidant entities under the False Claims Act for conduct relating to certain of its cardiac devices. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Oakland, California, Patient Recruiter Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Causing the Submission of $1.2 Million in False Power Wheelchair Claims to Medicare By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:40:19 EDT An Oakland, Calif., woman was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for her role in a scam to bill Medicare for more than $1.2 million in claims for expensive, high-end power wheelchairs and other durable medical equipment (DME) that were not medically necessary. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Houston Federal Jury Convicts Patient Recruiter of Medicare Fraud Involving Claims of Hurricane Damage to Power Wheelchairs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2011 20:13:45 EDT Marion Beverly Metoyer, a patient recruiter for a Houston durable medical equipment (DME) company, was convicted today by a Houston federal jury of health care fraud related to a power wheelchair fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Patient Recruiter Sentenced to 77 Months in Prison in Connection with $9 Million Medicare Fraud Scam in Detroit By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 14:39:50 EDT Miami resident Reynel Betancourt, 51, was sentenced today to 77 months in prison for his participation in a $9 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Patient Recruiter Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison in Connection with Detroit-Area Infusion Therapy Schemes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:41:50 EDT A patient recruiter for three Detroit-area clinics was sentenced to 27 months in prison for his role in fraud schemes that attempted to defraud the Medicare program of more than $15 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Patient Recruiter for Miami Health Care Agency Pleads Guilty in $25 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:26:43 EDT A patient recruiter of a Miami health care agency pleaded guilty today for his participation in a $25 million home health Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Miami-Area Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in $25 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 10:40:45 EST Beatriz Torres-Cruz, 50, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joan A. Lenard in Miami to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and one count of solicitation of health care kickbacks. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Miami-Area Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Kickback Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:46:46 EST Isabel Roque, 55, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Edwin G. Torres in Miami to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Roque was the president of Isa & Yami Inc., which purported to provide patient transportation services in Miami. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Houston Patient Recruiter Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Medicare Fraud Scheme Involving Claims of Hurricane Damage to Power Wheelchairs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:37:57 EST Marion Beverly Metoyer, 57, of Dayton, Texas, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gray Miller in the Southern District of Texas. Metoyer was convicted by a jury on May 26, 2011, of one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, three counts of health care fraud, one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and to receive health care kickbacks and two counts of receiving kickbacks. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in Connection with $5.4 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme in Detroit By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:08:53 EST Santiago Villa-Restrepo, 33, of Miami, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Tarnow in the Eastern District of Michigan to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Three Patient Recruiters for Miami Home Health Companies Sentenced to Prison in $25 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:44:08 EST U.S. District Judge Joan A. Lenard in Miami sentenced Oscar Martinez, 54, to 18 months in prison, three years of supervised release and ordered Martinez to pay $390,000 in restitution. Judge Lenard sentenced Lesder Casanova, 40, to 12 months in prison, three years of supervised release and ordered Casanova to pay $195,000 in restitution. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in Health Care Fraud Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:57:35 EST Ollie Futrell, 56, of Garland, Texas, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle in the Northern District of Texas to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Owner and Patient Recruiter Sentenced to Prison for Roles in $4.7 Million Louisiana Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:28:03 EST An owner and a patient recruiter for a Louisiana durable medical equipment (DME) company were sentenced today to 60 and 55 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in a $4.7 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:58:47 EST Karen Rayburn, 47, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge James J. Brady of the Middle District of Louisiana to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Patient Recruiter Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison in Connection with $5.4 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:39:46 EST Santiago Villa-Restrepo, 34, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Tarnow of the Eastern District of Michigan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in Louisiana Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:48:41 EST Fred D. Belcher, 61, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge James J. Brady of the Middle District of Louisiana to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Louisiana Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 18:10:44 EST Rodney D. Taylor, 45, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge James J. Brady of the Middle District of Louisiana to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and to pay and receive health care kickbacks. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Houston Patient Recruiter Convicted in $1.1 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:07:24 EST Michelle Turner, 44, of Spring, Texas, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, one count of conspiring to receive illegal kickbacks for referring Medicare beneficiaries and two counts of receiving illegal kickbacks for referring Medicare beneficiaries. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Detroit-Area Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty to Medicare Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:23:51 EDT Daron Elder, 28, of Southfield, Mich., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Tarnow in the Eastern District of Michigan to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Miami-Area Patient Recruiters Sentenced to Prison for Roles in $200 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:42:32 EDT James Edwards was sentenced today to 84 months in prison and three years of supervised release and Nelson Fernandez was sentenced yesterday to 63 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Miami-Area Patient Broker Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Role in $200 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 18:19:05 EDT Jean-Luc Veraguas, 51, of Plantation, Fla., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Frederico A. Moreno in the Southern District of Florida. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Detroit Area Physician, Home Health Agency Owner and Patient Recruiter Convicted in $14.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:02:03 EDT A federal jury in Detroit today convicted a physician, a home health agency owner and a patient recruiter for their participation in a $14.5 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
patient Two Patient Recruiters Sentenced in Miami for Roles in $50 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:04:15 EST Anthony Roberts, 45, and Derek Alexander, 39, both of Miami, were each sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Scola Jr. in the Southern District of Florida. Full Article OPA Press Releases
