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Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane has set up a toll-free helpline for consumers with questions or complaints related to the UPMC-Highmark split, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Hancock, Mich.-based Portage Hospital has agreed to pay $4.4 million to settle allegations its home healthcare agency violated the False Claims Act by submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare, according to the Department of Justice.
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