Legal & Regulatory Issues

U.S. Attorney Donald A. Davis announced that four physicians, one physician assistant and three other healthcare professionals from Michigan have been indicted for conspiracy to violate the federal Antikickback Statute. 

The Department of Health and Human Services announced the health reform law has eliminated lifetime limits on coverage for more than 105 million Americans.

Four Alabama hospitals have filed a notice of intervention and opposition to a proposed $250 million replacement hospital in Florence, Ala., according to a Times Daily report.

A new type of insurance policy designed for healthcare executives can cover certain misdemeanor charges of healthcare fraud, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report.

The U.S. Attorney's Office-Eastern District of Missouri has announced the indictment of a former medical practice executive for allegedly embezzling millions of dollars.  

New York-based Beth Israel Medical Center has agreed to pay the U.S. government $13 million after it admitted it practiced "turbocharging" in the late 1990s and early 2000s to receive higher Medicare payments, according to a New York Times report.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said he remains an "unapologetic advocate for the complete repeal" of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act after conservative political action committee Restore America's Voice Foundation called for his resignation, according to a…

The following news stories pertaining to hospitals, lawsuits and/or settlements broke within the past month, beginning with the most recent.

The Department of Health and Human Services announced its opposition to a proposal by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) a day before the Senate voted to reject the insurance coverage measure, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

The president of Cheverly, Md.-based Dimensions Healthcare System has stepped down amid an internal investigation into his involvement with an alleged kickback scheme, according to a Washington Post report.