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A recently announced Botox fraud conviction is drawing attention across the healthcare industry, not only because of the size of the alleged fraud, but because of the compliance and oversight failures involved throughout the case.

In the latest installment of Deeper Than the Headlines, CJ Wolf, MD, examines a recent enforcement action involving a Florida-based medical practice and its physician owner, who agreed to pay over $415,000 to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act.

While the dollar amount may not be the...

A Washington State urgent care companyoperating multiple clinics across several cities recently agreed to pay $2.8 million to settle allegations tied to improper billing for diagnostic testing. In a new Deeper Than the Headlines segment, Healthicity’s CJ Wolf, MD, explains what went wrong—and why...

In this episode of Deeper Than the Headlines, CJ Wolf, MD, takes a closer look at a cautionary case that hits uncomfortably close to home for compliance professionals.

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)1, there has been a significant increase nationally in the number of individuals suffering from mental health conditions. Some of the numbers NAMI reports include the following:

In August 2025, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the sentencing of Dr. Niranjan Mittal, a Brooklyn cardiologist, to 37 months in prison. Dr. Mittal pled guilty to one count of violating the Anti-Kickback Statute in connection with a scheme that included improper...

In this episode of Deeper Than the Headlines, CJ Wolf walks us through the details behind a headline that’s making waves: A Minnesota couple indicted in connection with allegations around a $15 million medical billing fraud case. At first glance, it might seem like another fraud story—but a deeper...

In the latest episode of Compliance Conversations, host Dr. CJ Wolf sits down with Rebecca Busch, a healthcare compliance expert with over four decades of experience. From her early days as a trauma nurse to her current role as a sought-after expert witness, Rebecca has seen it all in the...