The U.S. Department of Labor has closed its five-year investigation into Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolinas HealthCare System over allegations that its ownership of a health benefits company poses a conflict of interest, according to the Winston-Salem Journal.
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Aiken (S.C.) Regional Medical Centers has responded to a recommendation by federal antitrust agencies that South Carolina repeal its certificate of need laws, according to the Aiken Standard.
A former Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center employee has been charged with two counts of invasive video recording after investigators found he secretly videotaped nude patients at the Waco, Texas-based hospital, according to a KWTX report.
From more than 50 hospitals suing HHS to a former supervisor in the claims department at Pittsburgh-based UPMC being sentenced for fraud, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements making headlines.
Kindred Healthcare — the largest home therapy care provider in the U.S. — agreed to a $125 million payment to settle allegations it knowingly allowed skilled nursing facilities to submit false claims to Medicare, according to the Department of Justice.
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After he stole $2.8 million in taxpayer funded Medicare payments, Sandy De La Fe fled to Matanzas, Cuba, where he hid for two years. But last week, the former pharmacy owner voluntarily returned to U.S. shores and turned himself in,…
The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission have recommended South Carolina repeal its certificate of need laws because they can prevent the efficient functioning of healthcare markets and thereby harm consumers.
A former California state regulator involved in an audit of Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente's mental health plan before leaving to work for the HMO has agreed to a fine to the state Fair Political Practices Commission for acting improperly, according…
Attorneys general from approximately 15 states are working with the Department of Justice in its review of Aetna's $54.2 billion bid for Humana and Anthem's $37 billion plan to buy Cigna, according to Reuters.
Bloomberg BNA released its outlook on the top health law issues facing health lawyers, compliance officers and healthcare provider organizations in 2016.