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Legal & Regulatory Issues

From a Mississippi hospital agreeing to pay $156 million to settle pension fraud lawsuits to three Connecticut hospitals joining the legal battle over the two-midnight rule, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements making headlines.

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Arthur Davida, MD, an employee and part owner of Bloomingdale, Ill.-based Home Care Physicians, has been sentenced to two years in prison for fraudulently certifying patients as confined to the home, allowing healthcare agencies to bill Medicare for unnecessary in-home…

Kenneth Johnson, MD, of Ladera Heights, Calif., has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his involvement in a $20 million scheme to defraud the Medicare and Medi-Cal programs, according to the Department of Justice.

After Aetna announced plans to leave America's Health Insurance Plans Jan. 5, sources have been curiously evaluating the decision and its impacts, according to The Hill.

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