Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital has agreed to pay $14.6 million to settle a federal whistleblower lawsuit alleging that the hospital violated Medicare and Medicaid rules when some of its orthopedic surgeons engaged in concurrent surgeries, according to The Boston Globe.
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From Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health agreeing to pay $1 million to settle allegations that it improperly billed Medicare, to a Florida physician being convicted of billing health insurance companies for $110 million in medically unnecessary services, here are nine…
Workers at Community Medical Center in Missoula, Mont., are accusing their employer of underpaying them, the Missoulian reported Feb. 17.
From a jury siding with a Missouri health system CEO in a legal battle over one of his tweets to a New Hampshire hospital settling a false claims case, here are the latest hospital lawsuits and settlements making headlines.
There are six lawsuits currently filed targeting the rules in the No Surprises Act, which went into effect Jan.1, Health Affairs reported Feb. 16.
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A 12-person jury in Missouri sided with CoxHealth and its CEO on Feb. 16 in a lawsuit filed by the mother of a patient who alleged defamation, discrimination and breach of privacy, according to KY3 News.
Three Ohio providers will pay $3.19 million to settle allegations of submitting improper claims to Medicare and the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, according to The Columbus Dispatch.
Six Connecticut residents filed a lawsuit against Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare, alleging that the health system used unlawful and anticompetitive methods to drive up healthcare prices in the state.
Naples, Fla.-based NCH Healthcare System will pay the U.S. $5.5 million to settle allegations that it made donations to the local government to improperly fund Florida's Medicaid payments to the system.
A Florida physician was convicted Feb. 10 for his role in a healthcare fraud scheme that involved billing health insurance companies for $110 million in medically unnecessary services, according to the Justice Department.