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AG Healey Secures $1.2 Million From Brockton Home Health Agency That Falsely Billed MassHealth 

11/19/2021 Office of the Attorney General

AG’s Ongoing Efforts to Combat Fraud in Home Health Industry Have Returned More Than $42 Million to the State

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AG Healey Co-Leads Nationwide Investigation into Instagram’s Impact on Young People 

11/18/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Bipartisan Group of Attorneys General Concerned for Safety and Well-Being of Children; Examining Potential Violations of Consumer Protection Laws

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AG Healey Secures $800,000 From Jamaica Plain Pharmacy Over Unlawful Auto-Refill Practices and Billing MassHealth for Prescriptions That Were Not Provided 

11/18/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Bravo Pharmacy Allegedly Billed for an Expensive Vitamin Supplement Known As Hylavite Which Was Not Actually Provided to Patients; Operated Unlawful Automatic Refill Program

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AG Healey’s Office Awarded More Than $3.8 Million to Expand Regional Drug Enforcement Work  

11/16/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Federal Grant Funding to Be Used by AG’s Office and Massachusetts State Police to Further Work of New England Fentanyl Strike Force

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AG Healey Resolves Federal Lawsuit in Win for Tipped Workers 

11/16/2021 Office of the Attorney General

State AGs Sued to Stop Trump Administration Rule That Allowed Employers to Reduce Wages of Tipped Employees and Make It Harder to Earn a Living Wage

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Quincy Woman Arrested, Arraigned for Scheme to Bill Public and Private Insurance for Behavioral Health Services Not Provided  

11/09/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Owner of Fortitude Counseling Defrauded MassHealth of Nearly $500,000; Used Funds for International Travel, Disney Trips, Red Sox Games, and to Post Bail for Prior Charges

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AG Healey Secures Over $1 Million in Relief for Students Under Settlement With For-Profit School in Pittsfield  

11/08/2021 Office of the Attorney General

The Mildred Elley School Resolves Allegations That It Failed to Follow State Disclosure Regulations

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AG Healey Launches Education Campaign for Customers Seeking Help With Rising Heating and Electricity Costs This Winter 

11/03/2021 Office of the Attorney General

AG’s Office Creates New Resources for Communities; Working with Organizations Across the State to Raise Awareness About Available Assistance

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Massachusetts Hospitals and HMOs Contributed Nearly $1 Billion in Community Benefits in 2020 

11/02/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Reports From AG’s Office Show Investments in Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health

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Insurance Company to Pay $625,000 to Resolve Claims of Unlawful and Deceptive Sales of Health Plans  

11/01/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Settlement Will Provide $515,000 in Consumer Relief

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Seven Individuals Indicted in Connection With Scheme to Fraudulently Bill Health Insurers for Care Not Received 

10/28/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Defendants Fraudulently Collected Over $326,000 in Reimbursement Checks from Insurers for Medical Treatment Allegedly Received in Africa

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AG Healey, Civil Rights Leaders Host Convening on Addressing Hate in Local Communities 

10/27/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Virtual Event Held for Municipal, School, and Community Leaders; New Resources Provided by the AG’s Office on How to Recognize and Respond to Hate

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AG Healey Leads Effort in U.S. Supreme Court to Stop Unconstitutional Texas Abortion Ban 

10/27/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Multistate Amicus Brief Urges the Court to Allow Challenges to Abortion Ban to Go Forward