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New FDA Guidance for Long-standing Deferral; HIV Changes
The Food and Drug Administration issued new guidance on blood donations, removing some long-standing deferrals. In addition to this, the FDA is also considering moving towards an individualized risk-based approach when deciding donor eligibility. These changes are related to HIV medications and those at risk for contracting HIV.
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This is a fraud alert related to compound pharmacy arrests.
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This is a fraud alert related to bogus checks being sent to beneficiaries.
The Defense Health Agency, Office of Program Integrity (DHA-PI) has received a significant number of concerns from our TRICARE beneficiaries regarding unsolicited attempts by “Call Centers” to encourage them to provide personal identifying information and health information so that they can allegedly provide prescribed cream medications to the TRICARE beneficiary.
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield states they were the target of a very sophisticated external cyber-attack. Anthem advises that once the attack was discovered, they immediately made every effort to close the security vulnerability.
TRICARE Program Integrity has become aware of a Lottery Sweepstakes Scam in which fraudulent checks bearing the TRICARE name are being utilized.
Press release issued by the Attorney General for the State of Delaware concerning the arrest of Earl B. Bradley, M.D.
Kent County, Michigan Health Department news release related to the Robert Stokes indictment and quality of care concerns
Press release from the Western District of Virginia United States Attorney announcing the settlement with Purdue Frederick regarding Oxycontin (MS Contin).
United States Attorney's press release announcing Lutz' guilty plea
The Department of Justise press release for the indictment of Thomas Lutz and Health Visions Corporation.
Former Apachicola osteopathic physician convicted on wire fraud, health care fraud and distribution of controlled substances
Mohammadali Abolahrar, 34, and Reza Abolahrar, 36, were found guilty of conspiracy and 20 counts of health care fraud
Jose L. Lopez, 53, of Quezon City, Republic of the Philippines, plead guilty to count 1 of the indictment for allegedly conspiring to submit false claims relating to a medical fraud scheme that targeted TRICARE
Rufino E. Buyao, 61, of Tayug, Pangasinan, Republic of the Philippines, plead guilty to Count 2 of the indictment returned by the grand jury
Rufino E. Buyao of Tayug, Pangasinan, Republic of the Philippines, was sentenced to 14 months in prison with three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $132,390.72 in restitution
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