Medical device maker NeuroMetrix has agreed to pay $3.7 million to settle federal allegations that it gave kickbacks to physicians, according to news releases from the U.S. Attorney's Office and NeuroMetrix.
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The American Medical Association (AMA), along with several state medical associations, have filed two separate class-action lawsuits against Aetna Health and CIGNA Corp. alleging that the companies underpaid physicians using flawed billing practices, according to an AMA news release.
Q: Where a physician-owned lithotripsy partnership contracts with a hospital to provide a lithotripter and skilled technician "under arrangements," may the hospital pay for such services using a per-use or percentage-based compensation formula without violating the physician self-referral law?
CMS has announced that it will continue with the implementation of the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program following a settlement with parties involved in protesting the awarded contracts.
The law firm of McGuireWoods has been ranked as the sixth largest healthcare firm in the country, according to the American Health Lawyers Association.
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Federal officials in two states announced healthcare fraud arrests involving millions of dollars.
Inova Health System, based in Falls Church, Vir., is aggressively campaigning against plans for an HCA hospital that would compete with its Inova Loudoun Hospital in Leesburg, Vir., according to the Washington Post.
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has launched an investigation into whether Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Partners HealthCare colluded to drive up the price of the state's health insurance, according to a Boston Globe report.
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson has filed a lawsuit against Allina Health System alleging that the organization violated the state's usury laws by charging rates of interest of up to 18 percent on medical debts owed by patients, according to…
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott settled a two-year-old antitrust investigation into alleged anticompetitive conduct by Houston-based Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, according to a news release.