South Texas Health Systems in McAllen, Texas, has agreed to pay $27.5 million to settle claims that it paid kickbacks to physicians for referring patients to its hospitals, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Jean Joseph Paul, the operator of God Cares, a home health company located in Miami-Dade County, was arrested on charges he defrauded the Florida Medicaid program for more than $54,000, according to news release by the Office of the Attorney…
Thirteen states are suing Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based drug manufacturer Amgen alleging that the company provided kickbacks to medical providers to boost sales of Aranesp, a medication for anemia, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times.
Daisy Martinez of Miami pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program of more than $15 million, according to a Department of Justice news release.
The House's version of the "Affordable Healthcare for America Act," HR 3962, which was released on Oct. 29, includes language against physician-ownership of hospitals, similar to the language included in draft versions of HR 3200, according to a statement by…
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House Democrats, following their Senate counterparts, have put a proposed Medicare pay fix for physicians into a separate bill from their health reform legislation, according to the Wall Street Journal Health Blog.
An antitrust lawsuit filed by Pittsburgh's West Penn Allegheny Health System against the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and insurer Highmark has been dismissed after a U.S. District judge ruled that West Penn's suit was "inconsistent," according to a report…
Current healthcare reform legislation includes provisions that would increase efforts to investigate Medicare and Medicaid fraud, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
U.S. Senate leadership reportedly has reduced the proposed levy on medical device makers in the health reform bill from $40 billion to between $15 billion and $20 billion over 10 years, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital has filed a lawsuit against the city of Indio, Calif., over the city's approval of a proposed joint replacement hospital, according to a report by the Desert Sun.