Maine Medical Center in Portland has sued HHS, claiming the agency left the hospital with nearly $3 million in unpaid Medicare and MaineCare claims from a decade ago, according to a Bangor Daily News report.
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Gastonia, N.C.-based CaroMont Health's provocative new slogan, "Cheat Death," is receiving mixed reviews from employees, physicians and community members, according to a Charlotte Observer report.
CMS has proposed new regulations for healthcare coverage navigators, adding to previously issued standards for these Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act-created organizations responsible for providing clear and unbiased healthcare coverage information to consumers.
CVS Caremark's retail pharmacy chain will pay $11 million to the government to resolve claims of record-keeping violations pertaining to prescription medications, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
North Shore Medical Center, a two-hospital system in Massachusetts that is part of Boston-based Partners HealthCare, will have to refund more than $816,000 in Medicare payments to the government after an audit found several billing errors, according to a report…
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St. Luke's University Health Network in Bethlehem, Pa., and Easton (Pa.) Hospital will pay nearly $1.5 million to resolve allegations they improperly overbilled Medicare, according to a Morning Call report.
The American Hospital Association has asked the Health Resources and Services Administration to delay by six months a new rule that would prohibit some hospitals participating in the 340B drug discount pricing program from purchasing outpatient drugs through group purchasing…
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare has agreed to pay $25.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and Stark Law through improper relationships with referring physicians.
Although small businesses were supposed to be able to select from multiple health plans offered on the health insurance exchanges beginning next year to comply with the employer coverage mandate of the health reform law, HHS announced it would allow…
The American Hospital Association announced it is accepting responses for its quarterly RACTrac survey, which compiles outcomes from Medicare's Recovery Auditor program.