The New Mexico Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Albuquerque-based Lovelace Health System and its operator, Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services, after a physician alleged the organizations conducted an unreasonable peer review process that led to the suspension of…
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Englewood (N.J.) Hospital and Medical Center is appealing the state's decision to allow Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center to reopen the former Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood, N.J., according to a Record report.
A judge has ruled that Mecklenburg County in North Carolina has no obligation to pay at least $17.8 million per year to Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolinas HealthCare System to subsidize charity care, according to a Charlotte Observer report.
The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday asked a U.S. District judge to approve its agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana over antitrust concerns, according to a Great Falls Tribune report.
CMS has redesigned Medicare billing statements to make it easier for seniors to spot fraud.
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Brentwood, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems and Jackson, Tenn.-based West Tennessee Healthcare have reached an agreement over a long-term antitrust dispute, according to a Jackson Sun report.
Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board, according to a report from The Hill.
The largest drugmakers in America have paid at least $8 billion in fines for repeated Medicare and Medicaid fraud in the past 10 years, but still participate in the federal programs due to a great need for their products, according…
Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, recently sent a letter (pdf) to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner regarding a $111 billion increase on health insurance exchange subsidies.
Two bills introduced to the Illinois General Assembly would double physician licensing fees to $200, which would go toward increasing regulatory oversight of physician conduct, according to a Crain's Chicago Business report.