Stanford (Calif.) Health Care filed a lawsuit against Anthem, claiming its subsidiary Blue Cross Blue Shield of Indiana didn't pay the proper amount for services given to patients.
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Six defendants have been sentenced for their respective roles in an $8 million healthcare fraud scheme involving kickbacks and illegal billing, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
Health insurer Humana failed to comply with some federal coding requirements, resulting in overpayments of $197.7 million, according to an inspector general's report released April 20.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan was fined for failing to meet state COVID-19 workplace requirements, according to a recent penalty notification.
Johnson & Johnson, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Endo International and AbbVie’s Allergan unit will go on trial April 19 in a lawsuit filed by several California counties alleging the drugmakers deceptively marketed opioids, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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CMS rescinded approval for a waiver that would have extended reimbursement to Texas hospitals for uncompensated care for 10 years.
Miami-based Jackson Health System has suspended and plans to terminate a nurse who is charged with making threats to kill Vice President Kamala Harris, NBC News reported April 17.
From a physician collecting $26 million in a wrongful termination lawsuit to lawyers requesting $184 million from a California health system's antitrust settlement, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements making headlines.
At least nine lawsuits have been filed objecting to plans by UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum to buy Change Healthcare, Change revealed in a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
A patient recruiter in Florida was sentenced April 14 to 10 years in prison for his role in a genetic testing and telemedicine scheme that resulted in approximately $3.3 million in fraudulent claims submitted to Medicare, according to the U.S.…