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The following is a summary of the federal Health and Human Services agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The...

The nonprofit West Palm Beach nursing home agrees to pay $1.75 million after a Justice Department investigation.

A Florida-based operator has agreed to settle claims that it violated the federal government’s Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program by vaccinating ineligible people despite “strongly denying” the allegations. 

The settlement resolved allegations that MorseLife “invited and facilitated the vaccination of hundreds of ineligible persons at the clinic by characterizing them as ‘staff’ and ‘volunteers,’ many of whom MorseLife targeted for donations,” a Justice Department news release said.

The settlement resolves allegations that MorseLife facilitated the vaccination of board members and donors with doses intended for residents and staff members, according to the Justice Department.

The owner of a West Palm Beach nursing home will pay $1.75 million to settle claims that it improperly diverted doses of COVID-19 vaccine to members of its board of directors and donors.

The settlement resolved allegations that MorseLife “invited and facilitated the vaccination of hundreds of ineligible persons at the clinic by characterizing them as ‘staff’ and ‘volunteers,’ many of whom MorseLife targeted for donations,” a Justice Department news release said.

The owner of a West Palm Beach nursing home will pay $1.75 million to settle claims that it improperly diverted doses of COVID-19 vaccine to members of its board of directors and donors.

New CDC data shows more than 30% of fully-vaccinated seniors 65 and older have yet to get a COVID-19 booster shot. 

The District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board (DTSSAB) has announced the district is receiving $2.5 million dollars from the Ontario…