The Office of Inspector General has found skilled nursing facilities erroneously billed one-quarter of their claims in 2009, resulting in $1.5 billion in inappropriate Medicare payments.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
Saint Alphonsus Health System and Treasure Valley Hospital in Boise, Idaho, have sued St. Luke's Health System, claiming the defendant's acquisition of a nearby physician group would give it control of more than two-thirds of primary care physicians in the…
Baxter Healthcare has issued a voluntary recall of its Buretrol Solution Sets due to a malfunctioning valve, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
President Barack Obama's re-election has prompted Gov. Rick Scott and other Republican lawmakers in Florida to reconsider their stance on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, particularly insurance exchanges, according to a Miami Herald report.
A judge granted Highmark's request for a preliminary injunction against Pittsburgh-based West Penn Allegheny Health System today, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report.
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House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) made some conflicting statements yesterday about his plans for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, first abandoning plans to repeal what is now "the law of the land," but vowing for a full repeal…
President Barack Obama, newly re-elected, already faces more resistance to his healthcare law: Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) alerted his fellow GOP lawmakers yesterday that he plans to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board during the new Congressional session, according to…
A federal judge has ordered Daytona Beach, Fla.-based Halifax Health to release internal documents as part of a whistleblower lawsuit alleging Medicare fraud, according to a Daytona Beach News-Journal report.
Early exit polls during the Nov. 6 presidential election showed that voters are divided on whether or not the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act should be repealed, according to a Politico report.
The votes are in. Here are the outcomes for five healthcare-related measures that appeared on ballots yesterday in Florida, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana and Wyoming.