A judge in a Pennsylvania federal district court has ruled the individual mandate unconstitutional and struck it, and several other provisions, from the healthcare reform law, according to a report by The Hill.
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Mark A. Warner, MD, president of American Society of Anesthesiologists, and other ASA members met with HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to discuss the impact of anesthesia drug shortages, according to an ASA release. Read the full report in Becker’s ASC…
Wheeling, W.V.-based Ohio Valley Health Services and Education will pay $3.8 million to settle allegations that the system’s hospitals submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid from Jan. 2005-Aug. 2010, according to a Wheeling Intelligencer report. U.S. Attorney William J.…
David Rosen, the former CEO of New York-based MediSys Health Network who was charged with bribing New York state legislators, has been found guilty of five conspiracy and fraud counts, according to a Thomson Reuters news report. Mr. Rosen was…
The Connecticut Medical Examining Board has reprimanded and imposed a $1,000 civil fine on Dmitry Mironov, MD, an anesthesiologist and pain management specialist, for allegedly submitting false information on a license renewal form, according to a New Haven Independent report.…
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The United States has partially intervened in a False Claims Act lawsuit against Halifax Hospital Medical Center, based in Daytona Beach, Fla., according to a news release from the Department of Justice. The government has partially intervened in allegations that…
The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Virginia has ruled that Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli cannot challenge the healthcare reform law and its individual mandate to buy health insurance, according to a New York Times report.
The Medicare Fraud Strike Force has brought charges against 91 individuals nationwide, including physicians, nurses and other medical professionals, for their alleged participation in schemes involving about $295 million in false billing. The coordinated takedown involved the highest amount of…
UT Southwestern Medical center in Dallas has agreed to pay $1.4 million to settle allegations the hospital submitted false claims to Medicaid and Medicare regarding the supervision of resident physicians between 2004 and 2007, according to a UT Southwestern news…
A federal judge has dismissed a whistleblower suit against Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie Clinic and its Robert Packer Hospital that alleged the organization submitted false claims to federal health programs resulting from improper financial arrangements, according to a Times-Tribune report.