CMS has released additional guidance for organizations interested in becoming certified application counselors to assist people purchasing coverage through the federally facilitated healthcare exchanges.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
The whistle-blower in a Medicare fraud suit against Hospice of the Comforter in Alamonte Springs, Fla., currently managed by Adventist Health, also in Alamonte Springs, has filed a legal brief claiming Adventist submitted inaccurate financial figures to receive a lower…
Last night, I had the pleasure of attending a panel presentation — part of Chicago Ideas Week — titled "Politics: The State of the Union," featuring David Gregory of NBC's Meet the Press, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, former lobbyist Jack…
The flagship hospital campuses of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center will have to repay $796,202 in Medicare reimbursement back to the federal government due to erroneous inpatient and outpatient claims, according to a report from the HHS Office of Inspector…
Oral advice from Medtronic representatives to physicians during a heart device procedure are not preempted from federal law, an Indiana state appeals court has ruled.
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Attorneys representing a whistleblower have filed a motion claiming Daytona Beach, Fla.-based Halifax Health destroyed thousands of records for short-stay admissions while knowing the materials were relevant to a federal investigation and lawsuit.
Senate leaders from both parties have begun developing a plan to end the government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling that includes only minor alterations to the healthcare reform law's implementation, according to a report from The Washington Post.
Last week, Gastonia, N.C.-based CaroMont Health filed a lawsuit against Cogent Healthcare, a healthcare staffing company based in Brentwood, Tenn., and its North Carolina subsidiary for "breach of contract and unfair and deceptive trade practices," according to a system news…
Republican leaders have questioned HHS and contractors helping with the healthcare reform law's implementation about the technical problems the health insurance exchanges have experienced since they opened last week.
Reliance Medical Systems has filed a lawsuit against HHS, asserting a government fraud alert claiming physician-owned surgical supply companies were "inherently suspect" violated the company's Constitutional rights to free speech and due process.