Legal & Regulatory Issues

Stewart Powers, CEO of the now closed Community Specialty Hospital in Sherman, Texas, and Brandon Allen Ray, RN, were arrested for their roles in a scheme to commit healthcare fraud, according to a news release by the U.S. Department of…

Following the Democrats' loss of a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, some in Congress are considering a scaled-back health reform bill that might win over Republicans, according to a report by the New York Times.

Nebraska State Sen. Kathy Campbell introduced a bill that would place a two-year moratorium on new hospitals in the state, according to a report by the Kearney Hub.

As Congressional Democrats work to salvage healthcare reform efforts, several states have announced that they plan to use ballot initiatives, court challenges and other tactics to “unravel” any healthcare legislation that passes Congress, according to a report by the Wall…

Medicare pays physicians for medical direction of nurse anesthetists at 50 percent of the reimbursement they would receive if they performed the work alone. CMS says physicians will be paid for medical direction of two to four concurrent cases provided…

After Senate Democrats lost their filibuster-proof majority in a Massachusetts special election, President Obama told ABC News he would consider scaling back Congressional health reform legislation, according to a transcript of the ABC News interview.

Charles C. Njoku, MD, of Powell, Ohio, and Veronica Scott-Guiler of Orient, Ohio, were indicted on 14 counts of making false statements tied to healthcare payments, one count of healthcare fraud and four counts of illegal distribution of controlled substances,…

With health reform, President Obama had a great opportunity to correct some rampant flaws in the healthcare system. But for several reasons, which I'll itemize, the reform process has become its own worst enemy. The election in Massachusetts is the…

As the health reform bill, with its ban on physician-owned hospitals, flounders in Congress, officials at the Physician Hospitals of America are cautiously optimistic that the ban may not take place.

The Healthcare Association of New York State opposes New York Gov. David Paterson's proposal to cut $1 billion from healthcare spending in fiscal year 2011, according to a release from HANYS.