LOS ANGELES—The owner of a tattoo removal business in South Gate pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges for recruiting paraplegics in a health care fraud scheme that netted more than $1.7 million and for cheating on his taxes.
Joseph Tusia, 60, of Leominster, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to a two-count information charging him with health care fraud and tax evasion.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina—Nearly 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s dementia, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, and that number is expected to rise—a statistic that has gerontologist Macie Smith concerned about the ability of the medical community to provide comprehensive support for patients and their caregivers.
NEW YORK—HHAeXchange, a homecare management solution for providers, managed care organizations (MCOs) and state Medicaid agencies, announced the results of the
PHILADELPHIA—The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a federal consent judgment requiring a Philadelphia-based homecare services provider to pay 66 home health aides $129,697 in back wages and damages after investigations and litigation confirmed the employer willfully denied them overtime pay.
PHILADELPHIA—Enclara Pharmacia, a hospice-focused pharmacy services provider, announces the launch of a bidirectional medication interface with MatrixCare, an out-of-hospital health care technology solution.
WASHINGTON—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) released a comprehensive survey report detailing the impact of Medicare reimbursement cuts for home medical equipment (HME) suppliers that took effect on Jan. 1, 2024.
ROSEVILLE, California—Always Best Care, a senior care franchise system in the United States, is now serving seniors in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and surrounding communities, such as Deming, La Mesa, Mesquite, Sunland Park and White Sands. Always Best Care of Las Cruces provides non-medical in-home care, mobile medical alert services and senior living and memory care referral services.
EAGLE, Idaho—The Pennant Group, Inc. announced its purchase of the Washington and Idaho assets of Signature Healthcare at Home. The Pennant Group is a company focused on affiliated home health, hospice and senior living.
Pennant previously announced its agreement to purchase the Signature assets, with the planned closing of Signature’s Washington and Idaho assets on Aug. 1, 2024. A second purchase agreement of Signature’s Oregon business is intended to close on Jan. 1, 2025.
DALLAS, Texas—Axxess, a global technology innovator for home health care, announced the 2025 Axxess Growth, Innovation and Leadership Experience (AGILE) will take place on May 5–7 at the Fairmont Hotel in downtown Dallas.
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota—Optum Insight launched DME Navigator, an end-to-end solution for durable medical equipment (DME) benefits management that will speed the process of delivering durable medical equipment to patients who need it, while improving health outcomes and reducing costs, Optum said.
