From a former hospital CEO agreeing to pay $5.3 million to settle False Claims Act allegations, to the indictment of seven people in an alleged $40 million scheme, here are 12 healthcare billing fraud cases that Becker's has reported on…
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A South Carolina judge denied Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health's bid to dismiss a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing the system of overbilling Medicaid patients, The State reported Oct. 8.
St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital has gained additional support for its appeal in a case that was made famous by a Netflix documentary.
Las Cruces, N.M.-based Memorial Medical Center has shared some of the documents requested in a notice of breach letter sent by the city.
A physician assistant from Monroe, N.C., was sentenced to six years in prison for his role in a genetic testing scheme involving $10 million in fraudulent Medicare claims.
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O'Neill, Neb.-based Avera St. Anthony's Hospital temporarily closed Oct. 7 after it was damaged by an early morning explosion near its campus.
An Indiana physician was sentenced to one year and one day in prison after pleading guilty to healthcare fraud.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against major insulin manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers over an alleged conspiracy to increase insulin prices.
From UnitedHealthcare suing to prevent CMS from downgrading its Medicare Advantage star ratings, to California's attorney general suing a hospital after a woman was denied an emergency abortion, here are 10 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments Becker's…
The former CEO of a Texas hospital has agreed to pay more than $5.3 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act involving laboratory testing.