A Florida neurologist has agreed to pay the federal government $150,000 to settle allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by providing medically unnecessary services to federal healthcare program beneficiaries, according to the Department of Justice.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
The following is a roundup of recently introduced legislation and legislative developments affecting the healthcare industry.
A family whose charities claimed to raise money for people with cancer is being sued for keeping approximately $187 million in donations over five years, spending the money on lavish vacations and expensive cars, among other things, according to the…
A Texas district judge extended a restraining order on Monday preventing Arlington-based Texas Health Resources or its insurance company from pursing a worker's compensation claim for nurse Nina Pham, who was infected with Ebola while caring for the first U.S.…
The Association of Corporate Counsel announced today that St. Louis-based SSM Health has been named a 2015 "ACC Value Champion."
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Denison, Iowa-based Crawford County Memorial Hospital and the hospital's foundation filed a petition in Crawford County District Court requesting to block the release of its van drivers' names following accusations that at least one driver may have a criminal history…
MEDNAX announced in a press release that its Quantum Clinical Navigation System was certified by CMS as a qualified clinical data registry.
Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center has agreed to pay the federal government $18.8 million for its alleged violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law, according to the Department of Justice.
A majority of the American public wants the Supreme Court to protect the subsidies that allow millions of people to pay for their health insurance, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll released Monday, The Hill reported.
CarePoint Health CEO Dennis Kelly has proposed an alternative to the out-of-network reform bill several top Democratic lawmakers in New Jersey introduced Thursday.