Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston has agreed to pay $5.3 million to settle allegations of False Claims Act violations.
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An arbitrator has decided that a "no-hire" provision in a contract between Tri-City Healthcare District and Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, Calif., and Pediatrix Medical Group of California is illegal, allowing Tri-City to replace Pediatrix with one of the group's…
The Administrative Review Board of the Department of Labor has decided that Florida Hospital of Orlando's contract with TRICARE is a federal subcontract and therefore subject to Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs regulation and oversight, according to an AHA News…
The cost of individual insurance on several state exchanges established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will be lower than expected, according to a report by USATODAY.
Congressional lawmakers will vote this week on a bill that would prevent the Internal Revenue Service from implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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A Walgreen's customer was awarded $1.44 million in damages after a jury decided the company and an employed pharmacist violated HIPAA, according to an Indianapolis Star report.
A false claims suit against Houston-based Dubuis Health System will end with an $8 million settlement from the system and one of its hospitals, according to a Law360 report.
Rep. Pat Meehan (R-Pa.) has introduced a bill that would delay the launch of a federal data hub under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
In several states, armies of organizers are training to help enroll uninsured Americans in the health insurance exchanges established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a Reuters report. California, Oregon, Vermont, Connecticut and Washington have…
The Wall Street Journal reported today about federal and state investigations into an extensive network of physician-owned distributors. See Surgeons Eyed Over Deals with Medical Device Makers, WSJ July 26, 2013.