Twenty defendants, most of them Los Angeles residents, have been charged in seven cases for allegedly participating in Medicare fraud schemes involving durable medical equipment that resulted in more than $26 million in fraudulent bills to the Medicare program, according…
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Six Houston area residents have been charged for their involvement in healthcare fraud schemes, which resulted in false claims being submitted to Medicare, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release.
The House Judiciary Committee voted to approve the Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (H.R. 3596), which would eliminate federal antitrust immunities available for health and medical liability insurers for price fixing, bid rigging and market allocation, according to a…
A California state auditor found that some state employees at Napa (Calif.) State Hospital and Sonoma Developmental Center in Eldridge, Calif., doubled their salaries with overtime pay over a five-year period, potentially putting patients at risk, according to a report…
Merck & Co. paid doctors and other healthcare professionals a total of $3.7 million this summer to give talks to colleagues about its products and other health topics, according to a release from Merck.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is accepting comments through Nov. 3 on a proposed change to the reporting period for the Medicare wage index occupational mix survey, according to a report from the American Hospital Association.
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Assistant Attorney General Tony West announced new tips and information available online to help seniors and Medicare beneficiaries deter, detect and defend against Medical identity theft, according to an HHS…
Darryl Clarence Harris, MD, an OB/GYN formerly of Beaumont, Texas, has pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud, according to a report by KFDM News.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has settled a lawsuit by Safety Net Hospitals for Pharmaceutical Access and University Medical Center of Southern Nevada challenging a CMS requirement that all hospitals must include national drug codes on Medicaid claims…
Federal tort reform could reduce U.S. healthcare spending by $11 billion a year, according to a letter from the Congressional Budget Office to Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah).