From a former hospital CFO sentenced to prison for lying about meaningful use to a hospital operator found in contempt for unexpectedly closing a North Carolina hospital, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements.
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott has withdrawn his injunction against the Obama administration over federal healthcare money, but he doesn't have plans to drop his lawsuit against the federal government quite yet, according to a Miami Herald report.
With the Supreme Court scheduled to hand down its opinion in King v. Burwell by the end of the month, Republican leaders are coming together around a plan that would extend subsidies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act…
A nationwide sweep led by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force resulted in charges against 243 individuals, including 46 physicians, nurses and other licensed medical professionals, for their alleged participation in fraud schemes involving approximately $712 million in false billings, according…
Center, Texas-based Shelby Regional Medical Center's former CFO, Joe White, has been sentenced to 23 months in federal prison for his role in a healthcare fraud scheme, according to a KTRE report.
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The privately owned company that unexpectedly closed Yadkin Valley Community Hospital in Yadkinville, N.C., last month has been found in civil contempt for its willful and knowing violation of a temporary restraining order, according to a Winston-Salem Journal report.
Miami-based Plaza Health Network, formerly Hebrew Homes Health Network, has agreed to pay the federal government a record $17 million to settle allegations it violated the Anti-Kickback Statute.
Vanguard Health Systems, which was purchased by Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare in 2013, has agreed to pay $2.9 million in civil damages to settle allegations it violated the Anti-Kickback Statute, the False Claims Act and Stark Law, according to the Department…
With the decision in King v. Burwell looming, six former senior officials from HHS have written a letter offering advice to the governors and legislators in the 34 states that have not created their own state-based health insurance exchanges.
Washington, D.C.-based Children's National Medical Center and its affiliated entities have agreed to pay $12.9 million to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act, according to the Department of Justice.