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.
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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.
New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced the creation of FAIR Health, new non-profit company, and an upstate research network headquartered at Syracuse University that will develop a new independent database for consumer out-of-network reimbursement and a new Web…
Licensed physical therapist Syed Aziz of Troy, Mich., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Detroit to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program for approximate $817,000, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release.
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The president has aggressively marketed the support of certain industry groups such as the pharmaceutical industry, the AMA and the AHA to help sell healthcare reform. He has used their pledges of support, which came in exchange for price protection…
The Cincinnati City Council is delaying approval of the sale of Jewish Hospital to Mercy Health Partners, citing concerns about its impact on University Hospital, another member in the struggling Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, according to a report by…
Former CEO of Midwest Medical Center in Galena, Ill., Jeff Hill, recently settled his lawsuit against the hospital with the hospital's board, but the hospital's bond holders did not approve the settlement offer, prompting Mr. Hill's attorney to file a…
The American Hospital Association has urged the Department of Health and Human Services to retain its "risk of harm" standard in its final rule on breach notification for unsecured protected health information, according to a report by AHANews.
The Oregon Department of Human Services issued a preliminary denial of a certificate of need application from the Columbia Health District to build a 12-bed hospital, according to a report by the Columbia County Buzz Examiner.