Physician Hospitals of America and Texas Spine and Joint Hospital in Tyler, Texas, have filed their second motion requesting restrictions on physician-owned hospitals in healthcare reform be declared unconstitutional, according to a PHA news release. Section 6001 prohibits POHs from…
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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is pushing for the state to have its own False Claims Act, which would let whistleblowers file claims against state contractors, allowing Ohio to collect fraudulent funds and penalties, according to an article from Dinsmore…
Twenty people, including three physicians, have been charged in Florida for their alleged participation in a $200 million fraudulent Medicare billing scheme, according to a Department of Justice news release. The 38-count indictment alleges that the defendants, who worked for…
Citing House rules, the GOP-controlled House Rules Committee blocked a proposed amendment to a funding bill that would have withheld funds for implementing the healthcare reform law, according to a report by the Hill.
A public hearing will be held today on a state bill that would require Arizona hospitals to check patients’ immigration status, according to an Arizona Republic report. Senate Bill 1405 would require hospitals to confirm patients’ legal residency before admitting…
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A lack of oversight in Medicare’s Part D prescription drug program is resulting in criminal exploitation, with criminals using fake medical identification numbers and the identities of deceased physicians to obtain highly addictive drugs, according to a Miami Herald report.…
Lance E. Faulkner from Tecumseh, Okla., has been indicted by a federal grand jury for healthcare fraud in connection with the sales of prosthetic limbs and components, according to a Department of Justice news release. Mr. Faulkner owned and operated…
Whidbey General Hospital in Coupeville, Wash., will forego approximately $1.7 million in Medicare billings due to Stark Law violations, according to a Seattle Post Intelligencer report. The hospital had to hold off billing Medicare from those physician’s involved in the…
The federal government has greatly increased its regulatory efforts related to investigating, prosecuting and combating healthcare fraud.[1] This focus, combined with the movement of physician providers into employment, medical director or other compensation relationships with local hospitals, has led to…
Seventy-three House Democrats have demanded U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas recuse himself from healthcare reform cases due to his wife’s work for groups opposed to the law, according to a report from The Hill. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) wrote…