The current administration of Blountstown, Fla.-based Calhoun Liberty Hospital is accusing former CEO Phillip Hill of defrauding the hospital of more than $1 million over a six-year period, according to the Tallahassee Democrat.
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Isaac Kojo Anakwah Thompson, MD, of Delray Beach, Fla., has pleaded guilty to one count of healthcare fraud for engaging in a scheme to defraud the Medicare Advantage program, according to the Department of Justice.
In a recent press release, Sansaro Health was named as the winner of the 2016 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition 10th annual Venture+ Forum pitch competition for startup companies.
New Jersey's acting Attorney General has determined Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey's OMNIA line of discount health plans did not violate any laws, according to NJ.com.
Federal officials will begin rating health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act based on how many physicians and hospitals are included in their network, according to a report from The New York Times.
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A federal jury has found Venkateswara Kuchipudi, MD, guilty for his involvement in a kickback scheme at the now shuttered Sacred Heart Hospital in Chicago, according to the Chicago Tribune.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has requested information from 16 health insurers on their coverage of hepatitis C treatments, according to Bloomberg.
From two physicians being charged for their involvement in a $13.4 million fraud scheme to the U.S. Supreme Court hearing a case that could have ramifications on abortion laws, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits making headlines.
In South Florida, Mario Baez, MD, an internal medicine physician, filed a lawsuit in October 2012, accusing insurance giant Humana and Dr. Baez's former partner Isaac K. Thompson, MD, of perpetrating a rapacious billing fraud scheme that ultimately harmed patients.
An anesthesiologist in Dallas has been found guilty of submitting bogus payment claims and collecting $10 million in fraudulent payments from the government, according to The Dallas Morning News.