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.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
The law firm of McGuireWoods has been ranked as the sixth largest healthcare firm in the country, according to the American Health Lawyers Association.
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.
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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.
The HHS' Inspector General has announced that an administrative law judge upheld its earlier exclusion from federal health programs of three former corporate executives with Purdue Frederick, the manufacturer of painkiller OxyContin.
This article discusses 12 key concepts regarding the possible prohibitions on physician-owned hospitals contained in the recent version of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) bill introduced in and passed by the House of Representatives. Exhibit A (pdf) is…
A New Orleans psychiatrist was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for her role in a healthcare fraud scheme, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana.