FORT SMITH, Arkansas, April 2 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today joined Arkansas Secretary of Education Jacob Oliva at Harvest Time Academy in Fort Smith to announce that children of veterans, military reserve members, first responders, and law enforcement officers, as well as students who previously attended D-rated schools, are now eligible to apply for the Education Freedom Account program. The  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Two laboratory marketers, George Carralejo of Yorba Linda, California, and Michael Jeresaty of Daniel Island, South Carolina and their marketing companies, as well as five physicians, Dr. Paul Bierig of Plano, Texas, Dr. Mohd Azfar Malik of St. Louis, Missouri, Dr. Robert Ain of Wichita, Kansas and Drs. Barry Feinberg and Rachel Feinberg also of St. Louis, and certain affiliated entities ha  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Two laboratory marketers, their marketing companies, and five doctors have agreed to pay over $1.5 million to resolve allegations of False Claims Act allegations of involvement in laboratory kickback schemes in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute. "The kickbacks resulted in the submission of fraudulent laboratory testing claims to Medicare. Clinic  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57048) involving Central Arkansas Radiation Therapy Institute, Little Rock: * * * Rep Org: Arkansas Department of Health Licensee: Central AR Rad Therapy Institute Region: 4 City: Little Rock State: AR License #: CARTI ARK-0954-02200 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Susan Elliott HQ OPS Officer: Tenisha Meadows Notification Date: 03/25/2024 Notification Time: 14:04 [ET] Event Date: 02/  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, April 2 -- The Washington State Department of Health issued the following agency statement on April 1, 2024: * * * The Washington State Department of Health has taken disciplinary actions or withdrawn charges against the following health care providers in our state. The department's Health Systems Quality Assurance Division works with boards, commissions, and advisory committees to set licensing standards for more than 80 health care professions (e.g., dentists, nurses, c  more