Independence Blue Cross agreed to pay $2.3 million to resolve accusations that two of its subsidiaries incorrectly calculated Medicare plan costs for CMS, leading to inflated reimbursement.
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A company that owned and operated more than 30 urgent care centers has agreed to pay $12.5 million to resolve overbilling allegations, the Department of Justice announced Sept. 3.
An orthopedic surgeon who formerly worked at Orlando (Fla.) Health is suing the health system for unlawful retaliation and violation of anti-kickback laws, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
From Dignity Health entering into a settlement in a wage-deduction lawsuit to New Hampshire hospitals suing over allegedly discriminatory Medicaid payment rates, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements making headlines.
An employee at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, W.Va., has filed a federal whistleblower lawsuit claiming he was targeted for reporting patient care and management problems at the facility and concerns over a serial killer, according…
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A former employee of Pittsburgh-based West Penn Hospital faces 83 additional charges in connection to a hidden camera found in an employee bathroom, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Phoenix-based Hacienda HealthCare has entered into an $11 million civil settlement with the Arizona attorney general's office, and two of the company's former executives have been indicted in an elaborate fraud case.
The manager of medical clinics in New York City was sentenced Aug. 31 to 13 years in prison for his role in a healthcare kickback and money laundering scheme, according to the Department of Justice.
A North Carolina judge dismissed claims filed by health insurers who lost their bids to manage the state's Medicaid program, according to local news station WRAL.
A federal judge in Nevada has approved a $950,000 settlement that resolves allegations that San Francisco-based Dignity Health improperly deducted wages from a group of healthcare workers, according to Bloomberg Law.