A medical billing clerk for a Queens, N.Y., physician’s office faces charges of grand larceny and insurance fraud amid accusations she stole $61,500 through filing phony claims.

An Illinois pediatrician pleaded guilty to charges of health care fraud after improperly billing insurance companies for vaccines that were offered primarily for free.

The owner of an Essex County pain management center will pay more than $88,000 in penalties and restitution through a deal with New Jersey officials to settle allegations including fraudulently billing insurance companies.

A chiropractor operating out of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., was sentenced to 23 months of probation on charges of insurance fraud and theft by deception.

A Virginia Beach, Va., cancer doctor was sentenced to five years and three months in federal prison for bilking Medicare and TRICARE out of $1.3 million for fraudulent billing of both services.

The New York State Assembly passed a bill preventing state agencies from accepting advertisements in their publications that closely relate to that agency’s regulatory authority.

Outsourcing responsibilities to an outside vendor led Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Virginia to lay off 20 employees at its Roanoke, Va., office.

The Maryland General Assembly is being asked to referee a battle between CareFirst and a state doctor’s group over payment of claims.

Six medical providers have reimbursed state officials more than $2.4 million to cover the cost of inflated billings submitted to the New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP).

An association representing the ambulance and medical transportation industry in Pennsylvania has filed a federal lawsuit against the Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers in the state over practices they say cost them millions over the last four years.