St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, Mont., received $267,000 in overpayments from Medicare for calendar years 2010, 2011 and 2012, according to a recent OIG audit report.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
As the second open enrollment period under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act continues, California Sen. Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina) has introduced state legislation that outlines tougher rules for health plans in regard to PPACA physician lists, according to…
Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla., part of Tampa, Fla.-based HCA West Florida, is facing a lawsuit alleging the hospital submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid, according to a Legal Newsline report.
The following is a roundup of recently reported healthcare industry legal settlements, lawsuits and lawsuit updates, starting with the most recent.
A dispute between Pittsburgh-based UPMC and health insurer Highmark over how much UPMC should be paid for cancer care has made its way to the Allegheny County Common Pleas Court where arguments will be heard March 2, according to a…
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Cleveland Clinic has been hit with a federal False Claims Act lawsuit alleging the system performs unnecessary medical tests and procedures on patients, according to a cleveland.com report.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's individual mandate, one of the health reform law's most controversial provisions, would be overturned under recently introduced legislation, according to The New York Times.
South Shore Physician Hospital Organization in Weymouth, Mass., has agreed to pay $1.78 million to the state and federal government to settle allegations that it paid kickbacks to its physician members in exchange for patient referrals, according to the Department…
The Office of Special Counsel, the independent agency that protects whistle-blowers, has announced it has obtained "corrective actions" for whistle-blowers who disclosed wrongdoing at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
A prominent cardiologist, who is one of the physicians at the center of a federal healthcare fraud investigation at Broward Health in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has received a significant pay cut and is now required to provide care to poor…