Mark Midei, MD, a former cardiologist accused of overstenting at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Towson, Md., recently provided his side of the story to The Baltimore Sun. Dr. Midei’s medical license was revoked in July after roughly 600 patients…
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House Republicans have proposed a payroll tax bill that, among several items, would temporarily circumvent the scheduled 27.4 percent Medicare payment cut for physicians, according to a New York Times report.
Susan Morrison, a former accountant from Munson Regional Healthcare Hospital in Traverse City, Mich., has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for a $1.1 million fraud scheme, according to a Grand Rapids Press report. Ms. Morrison was sentenced…
The Supreme Court yesterday set a schedule for the briefs to be filed in advance of the Court's hearing of arguments regarding the healthcare reform law, according to a Reuters report.
A six-year whistleblower lawsuit against Franklin, Tenn.-based IASIS Healthcare alleging the system used kickbacks to steer patient referrals has been dismissed, according to a system news release. Former IASIS employee Jerre H. Frazier filed suit in 2005, claiming the system…
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Catholic Healthcare West and Sutter Health Association have paid a combined $2.3 million to resolve allegations that their hospitals overbilled Medicare for two specific medical procedures, according to a news release from the Department of Justice. San Francisco-based CHW, a…
The Maryland Board of Physicians has fully implemented a ban on physicians referring patients for treatment on MRI or CT machines in which the physicians have a financial interest, according to an Insurance News Net report.
New Hampshire will pay $35 million back to CMS after the agency ruled the state received improper Medicaid funds, according to a Union Leader report. The state does not acknowledge an error or wrongdoing in its use of funds. The…
A lawsuit filed by Gary, Ind.-based Methodist Hospitals against technology companies for alleged fraud has been allowed to proceed by a federal judge, according to a Post-Tribune report. Methodist, which operates three hospitals in Indiana, filed the suit in January…
St. Louis-based KV Pharmaceutical Company has agreed to pay $17 million to settle false claims allegations, according to a news release from the Department of Justice. KV was the parent company of the now-defunct Ethex Corporation, which allegedly submitted false…