A Texas physician was sentenced to 10 years and one month in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare by prescribing durable medical equipment without having any contact with the patients.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
From a New York health system suing a payer over withheld payments to the Texas attorney general becoming the first in the nation to sue a physician over transition-related care to minors, here are 10 hospital lawsuits, settlements and legal…
Here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases that Becker's has reported since Oct. 10:
A Michigan physician has been indicted for allegedly selling more than $17 million worth of cancer drugs.
An Arizona physician was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a $3.7 million healthcare fraud scheme.
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A New York physician has been charged with allegedly receiving kickbacks in exchange for ordering medically unnecessary brain scans.
The American Medical Association and the Illinois State Medical Society have filed a lawsuit against MultiPlan alleging the data analytics firm is colluding with with commercial payers in a price-fixing scheme that has "undercut fair payment for out-of-network health care…
St. John's Health in Jackson, Wyo., is denying allegations of negligence in a patient's death, arguing the case should not be filed under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act but as a state malpractice suit, WyoFile reported Oct. 21.
The owners of a New York Medicaid-enrolled transportation company pleaded guilty to their roles in a $2.1 million Medicaid fraud and kickback scheme.
Five former employees at Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the health system Oct. 21 regarding its retirement plan.