Bingham Memorial Hospital in Blackfoot, Idaho, has sued Bingham County after a series of allegations from county officials prompted a costly internal investigation at the hospital, which led to no reprimands or dismissals, according to an Idaho State Journal report.
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Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau, Alaska, has disclosed it overbilled Medicare and Medicaid by more than $956,000 from 2006 onward, according to a Juneau Empire report.
HHS' Office of Inspector General expects recoveries from audits and investigations to total roughly $6.9 billion for fiscal year 2012.
Dallas-based Baylor Health Care System and Baylor University Medical Center have agreed to pay roughly $907,000 to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims to Medicare for various oncology services.
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) told other liberal policymakers yesterday that Medicare and Medicaid reforms are needed to ensure their long-term health, but those two programs should not be part of the immediate fiscal cliff talks, according to a Chicago Tribune/Reuters…
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The Supreme Court heard arguments from both sides in the Federal Trade Commission v. Phoebe Putney Health System case yesterday, which centers around a $195 million hospital acquisition and the application of state action immunity.
The Supreme Court has revived a lawsuit filed by Lynchburg, Va.-based Liberty University, ordering a federal appeals court to consider the Baptist college's challenge to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's individual mandate, according to a report from The…
The Massachusetts Public Health Council slightly has eased the state's strict 2008 ban on gifts to physicians from drug and device makers, allowing company representatives to pay for physician meals in non-healthcare settings, according to a CBS News report.
A new law in Georgia that requires physicians and other health professionals to prove their legal residency when renewing their professional licenses is causing problems due to a lack of administrative resources, according to an American Medical News report.
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act "has to go" and should remain on the table as Democrats and Republicans discuss ways to avoid the fiscal cliff, according to his op-ed in the Cincinnati…