Terrence Hicks of Jackson, Mich., and Muhammed Al Mahdi and John Saunders, both of Detroit, pleaded guilty for their roles in a $4.2 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release.

U.S. Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) has introduced an amendment to the Senate's healthcare reform bill that aims to reduce the cost and complexity of medical malpractice lawsuits, according to a report by the Denver Business Journal.

As the Senate debates on a proposed ban on physician-owned hospitals comes down to the wire, the Physician Hospitals of America has switched to a more focused campaign that seeks to push back the ban to 2014 and soften restrictions…

The Illinois Supreme Court has delayed its ruling on a case regarding the constitutionality of a medical malpractice damages cap, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune.

Three New York City home health agencies have agreed to pay a total of $24 million to settle allegations that they submitted false claims to the New York Medicaid and Medicare programs, according to a news release by the U.S.…

The House of Representatives has voted to postpone scheduled Medicare payment cuts until March 1 of next year, but it's unlikely that the Senate will pass its version of the bill before the cuts go into effect on Jan. 1,…

The Independent Medicare Advisory Board, a more powerful version of MedPAC envisioned in the health reform bills, would have even greater powers under a new amendment sponsored by three senators, according to a release by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), one…

As the Senate considers adding more Medicare-funded residency positions to meet future needs for physicians, the Association of American Medical Colleges reports that about 1,500 currently funded positions go unfilled, according to a report by Bloomberg.

A transmittal from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services provides guidance on the voluntary use of advance beneficiary notices and adjustments to two modifiers used when billing for these services, according to a report in MLN Matters.

The Montana Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Great Falls (Mont.) Clinic in a case regarding the legality of the clinic's inclusion of a non-compete clause in physician contracts, according to a report by the Great Falls Tribune.