May 8, 2026 – After it self-disclosed conduct to OIG, Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center, P.C. (Barnet Dulaney), Arizona, entered into a $175,513.11 settlement agreement with OIG. The settlement agreement resolves allegations that Barnet Dulaney employed an individual that it knew or should have known was excluded from participation in Federal health care programs.

April 23, 2026 – After it self-disclosed conduct to OIG, McKenzie County Healthcare Systems, Inc. d/b/a McKenzie Health (McKenzie Health), Watford, North Dakota, entered into an $80,342.12 settlement agreement with OIG. The settlement agreement resolves allegations that McKenzie Health employed an individual that it knew or should have known was excluded from participation in Federal health care programs.

January 9, 2026 – After it self-disclosed conduct to OIG, Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Castle), Friendswood, Texas, agreed to pay $112,917.55 for allegedly violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law. OIG alleged that Castle employed an individual that it knew or should have known was excluded from participation in Federal health care programs.