The departure of four executives from Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health yesterday was prompted by the system's board of directors, as the governing entity said it did not "have all the facts" on Renown's 2010 acquisition of a cardiology practice, according…
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The Senate Finance Committee has scheduled a hearing next Tuesday for the confirmation of Marilyn Tavenner as CMS administrator, according to a report from The Hill.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is questioning whether Duke University Hospital, Carolinas Medical Center and UNC Hospitals improperly used a discount drug program to maximize profits, according to a Charlotte Observer report.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is expected to bring significant change to the healthcare industry, including the expansion of the Public Health Service Act Section 340B Program. Furthermore, there will be increased scrutiny of all organizations with 340B…
Two Pennsylvania hospitals have filed suit against HHS, claiming the agency's disproportionate share hospital program shorted them by more than $1.8 million since 1995, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report.
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A federal appeals court has reversed an $11 million false claims judgment against diagnostic imaging company MedQuest Associates, ruling that its use of unapproved physicians to monitor patient tests and use of an outdated billing code did not equal Medicare…
A bill proposed by the Louisiana legislature would permit New Orleans-based Children's Hospital to lease the property of the former New Orleans Adolescent Hospital without needing to offer mental health services at the location, according to a report by the…
The Federal Trade Commission is becoming more familiar player in hospitals' merger and acquisitions. The agency has narrowed its lens on healthcare consolidation at a time of unwavering hospital M&A activity. In 2011, the latest year available, 86 hospital merger…
Specialty Hospital of Washington Capitol Hill and Specialty Hospital of Washington Hadley in Washington, D.C., claim the district has failed to reimburse them $24.7 million in Medicaid costs over the past four years, according to a Washington Post report.
David Pate, MD, JD, president and CEO of Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke's Health System, said the Federal Trade Commission is using misconstrued data in its challenge of the system's acquisition of a physician practice, according to a Times-News report.