The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has released a staff report stating the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act navigator and in-person assistance programs lack basic safeguards against fraud and abuse.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
Hutchinson (Kan.) Regional Medical Center has agreed to a settlement of $853,651 to resolve allegations the hospital violated the False Claims Act.
A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Republican legislators against Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) over her successful push to expand Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Several Pensacola, Fla.-based radiation oncology providers — including one health system — will pay a cumulative $3.5 million to resolve false billing allegations.
One major question surrounding the implementation of ObamaCare is how it will affect the employer-sponsored health coverage. If employers change their current benefit offerings, this impacts both insurers and providers, but also potentially millions of Americans. Hence, both trade and…
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Mississippi lawmakers said at a recent legislative hearing that they might intervene in the dispute between Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi and 10 state hospitals owned by Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates if the health insurer and hospital…
Sandy, Utah-based Cardon Outreach has decided to return more than $800,000 in federal grant money that was supposed to fund the company's efforts as a Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace "navigator," according to a report from…
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged the operator of Miami-based Jackson Health System for allegedly misleading investors about its financial condition.
A former volunteer at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa, Fla., allegedly stole patient information to file for fraudulent income tax refunds, according to a Tampa Tribune report.
Excela Health in Greensburg, Pa., has sent a memo to staff physicians, warning they could jeopardize their privileges if they enter business arrangements that compete against the three-hospital system, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.