Midland (Texas) Memorial Hospital agreed to pay $555,141 to resolve allegations that it improperly submitted claims to the COVID-19 uninsured program, according to the HHS' Office of the Inspector General.
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The state of Georgia is looking for value as it seeks to offer another Medicaid contract to a managed care company.
About 50 employees have dropped a lawsuit against Henry Ford Health System that alleged the Detroit-based organization's COVID-19 vaccine mandate is unconstitutional, according to the Detroit Free Press.
Analysts say President Joe Biden's early approaches to big tech companies and economic competition mean increased scrutiny for insurers looking to make big business moves.
Here are five lawsuits and settlements involving payers posted by Becker's Hospital Review in the past month.
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Hawaii Gov. David Ige signed an executive order Sept. 1 granting all healthcare workers and facilities immunity from civil liability during the pandemic, the Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported Sept. 9.
A class-action lawsuit filed Sept. 7 accuses UnitedHealth of failing to fairly reimburse out-of-network providers by bypassing rates established by vendor contracts.
Moorestown, N.J.-based Bayada Home Health Care will pay $17 million to resolve allegations that the company violated the anti-kickback statute in its purchase of two home health agencies, the U.S. Justice Department said Sept. 8.
A cast of national brands — including the likes of FedEx, Boeing, Meijer, and Walgreens — filed an antitrust complaint against Anthem and Blue Cross Blue Shield, alleging that the insurers aimed to use their market leverage to influence employer-sponsored…
The only two physicians on the Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board, which oversees the state's Medicaid program, have stepped down after Gov. J. Kevin Stitt requested that they resign, according to local news station Fox 25.