Bank Of America Faces Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars In Fines And Restitution For Its Acts During The Pandemic.
Bank Of America Faces Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars In Fines And Restitution For Its Acts During The Pandemic.
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Feds Take Action Against Fair Collections And Outsourcing Company For Cheating Debtors
Feds Take Action Against Fair Collections And Outsourcing For Cheating Debtors
DMB Accused By Feds With Illegally Charging Huge Debt Settlement Fees
Feds want to require DMB Financial, LLC to pay consumers at least $5.4 million for charging unlawful fees and failing to provide required disclosures to its customers, and a civil penalty.
State Fines Nursing Homes For Lax Resident Supervision, Falls, Medication Error
By Cara Rosner Seven Connecticut nursing homes have been fined by the state Department of Public Health (DPH) for lapses in care that endangered or hurt residents. Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Canaan was…
Hospitals Cited For Fatal Errors, Child Abduction And Sexual Assault
By Cara Rosner A mother died a day after childbirth, a patient suffered a brain injury following thyroid gland surgery and died, a child abduction, and a sexual assault involving two patients were among the…
State Fines 3 Docs A Total Of $25,500
By Kate Farrish The state Medical Examining Board has disciplined three doctors and fined them a total of $25,500 for lapses in the care of patients. The board, meeting in Hartford on July 16, reprimanded…
State Revokes 3 Nurses’ Licenses, Cites Others For Drug, Alcohol Abuse
By Bonnie Phillips The state Board of Examiners for Nursing on Wednesday revoked the licenses of three nurses and disciplined six others, mostly for alcohol and drug abuse violations. The board revoked the registered nurse…
DPH Fines Nursing Homes After Errors Result In Injuries, Amputation, Falls
By Cara Rosner Five nursing homes have been fined by the state Department of Public Health (DPH) for errors that endangered or injured residents. Regency House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Wallingford was fined $10,000…
Feds Fine, Sanction Bridgeport Hospital Following Errors In Testing Specimens
By Cara Rosner 4 hours ago RecommendTweet EmailPrintMore CTPost.com Photo. Bridgeport Hospital paid a $150,000 fine to CMS earlier this year. Bridgeport Hospital has been sanctioned and fined $150,000 by the Centers for Medicare &…
Health Bills’ Failure A Bitter Pill For Health Care Proponents
By Christopher Hoffman The legislative session began with Democratic lawmakers, advocates and state Comptroller Kevin Lembo all confident that a series of long-sought big ticket health care reforms — including a public option for small…
State Fines Docs For Overprescribing Meds, Having A Relationship With A Patient, Wrong Site Incision
By Kate Farrish The state Medical Examining Board on Tuesday disciplined five doctors, including fining a West Hartford psychiatrist $7,500 for prescribing excessive doses of Xanax and fining a Hamden ophthalmologist $7,500 for having a…
State Disciplines 10 Nurses, Revokes 3 Licenses
By Kate Farrish The Board of Examiners for Nursing on Wednesday disciplined 10 nurses, including revoking the licenses of three nurses and imposing fines on two others. The board revoked the licensed practical nurse license…
As Soldier Exposed To Burn Pits Fights For Benefits, Veterans Push For Laws
By Peggy McCarthy Melanie Stengel Photo. Army Veteran Peter Antioho with his wife, Amy and son, Mark in their Berlin home. Antioho was exposed to black smoke from an open burn pit in Afghanistan. He’s…
Stakeholders Square Off Over Proposed Public Option For Health Coverage
By Christopher Hoffman Christopher Hoffman Photo A sign at the Health Care Action Day held May 1 at the state Capitol. While tolls, bonding and the budget have dominated this legislative session, a battle has…
Nursing Homes Fined For Injuries To Residents, Medication Error
By Cara Rosner Four nursing homes have been fined by the state Department of Public Health (DPH) for violations that hurt or endangered residents. The Springs at Watermark 3030 Park in Bridgeport was fined $6,960…
Westport Nursing Home Fined Following Theft Of Residents’ Funds; Four Others Cited For Care Lapses
By Cara Rosner Five nursing homes have been fined by the state, including a facility in Westport where money was taken from residents’ trust funds. Westport Rehabilitation Complex was fined $8,120 following the discovery of…
State Disciplines Nurses For Drug And Alcohol Abuse
By Kate Farrish The Board of Examiners for Nursing this month disciplined five nurses, including two registered nurses who stole drugs meant for patients and took them for their own use. Meeting in Hartford on…
State Suspends Shelton Doctor’s License, Orders Mental Health Therapy
By Kate Farrish The state Medical Examining Board Tuesday suspended the license of a Shelton doctor for two years and placed his license on probation for four years after accepting a hearing panel’s finding that…
Nursing Homes Cited For Injuries And Missing Residents
By Cara Rosner Six nursing homes have been fined by the state Department of Public Health (DPH) for various violations in which residents were injured or endangered. Masonicare Health Center in Wallingford was fined $7,800…
Med Board Fines, Reprimands Norwich And Shelton Doctors
By Kate Farrish A Norwich doctor was disciplined by the state Medical Examining Board for failing to appropriately manage the care of patients with pain, diabetes and a seizure disorder. It’s the third time that…