Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates has disclosed it has been named in four qui tam lawsuits filed by private individuals.
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An audit of Maryland's Medicaid program has found the state owes the federal government more than $115.3 million after it made errors in quarterly grant award statements.
Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.) and 19 other House Republicans have introduced a bill that would repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act if it doesn't meet enrollment goals, according to a report from The Hill.
HHS has decided people whose insurance plans have been canceled for not meeting Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requirements qualify for an exemption from the individual mandate.
Every year, HHS' Office of the Inspector General prepares a list of the department's most significant challenges regarding developing and enforcing policies and best practices within the healthcare industry. The challenges are both those experienced by HHS in the current…
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A federal judge has ordered both UPMC and Highmark to drop their respective lawsuits and abide by a 2012 mediated agreement, according to a report in the Pittsburgh Business Times.
The U.S. Justice Department has intervened in a False Claims Act lawsuit against North Hollywood, Calif.-based IPC the Hospitalist Company, alleging the hospitalist staffing company knowingly overbilled federal healthcare programs.
The Virginia Medicaid Innovation and Reform Commission held its last meeting yesterday and seems to be far from making a decision about expanding the program, according to a report from The Washington Post.
A Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee investigation has found widespread labor law violations among government contractors, including two companies tasked with building the federal health insurance exchange.
In a Dec. 10 webinar hosted by Becker's Hospital Review, Scott Becker, JD, CPA, partner with McGuireWoods in Chicago, discussed some of the legal issues facing hospitals and their leadership teams.