The White House has decided to delay the launch of its online health insurance exchange for small businesses by one year, according to a report from The Hill.
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Maryland's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene claimed $3.5 million in federal Medicaid reimbursement for physician-administered drugs from 2008 to 2010 that was unallowable because of failure to comply with requirements for billing manufacturers for rebates, according to a report…
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has told state and local officials the Obama administration is on track to meet its Nov. 30 deadline for fixing the federal health insurance exchange site, HealthCare.gov, according to a report from The Hill.
CMS has released a proposed rule concerning payment parameters and oversight provisions related to insurance elements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Eleven hospitals in Kentucky have filed complaints with the Kentucky Department of Insurance alleging unfair exclusion from the plans offered on the state's new insurance marketplace.
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The former COO of Boston-based Steward Health Care System has been indicted on a charge he obstructed a federal investigation into Health Management Associates, according to a Boston Globe report.
Healthcare fraud cases under the False Claims Act have grown significantly in recent years.
Update, Nov. 26, 12:09p.m.: The Supreme Court has decided to review two cases, including Hobby Lobby v. Sebelius. The legal battle over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provision commonly called the “contraception mandate” may be headed for the…
Highmark has asked a federal judge to force UPMC to sign the settlement agreement drafted to conclude four years of antitrust litigation between the Pittsburgh-based healthcare giants.
George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., has prevailed in an 18-year-old lawsuit accusing the hospital of False Claims Act violations.