Woburn, Mass.-based Calloway Laboratories has agreed to pay $4.7 million for submitting false claims to Medicare and West Virginia's Medicaid, according to the Department of Justice.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
The following is a roundup of legislative developments affecting the healthcare industry that have been reported in the last two months.
A memo has surfaced showing the Department of Veteran Affairs knew of secret wait lists and data manipulation of patient appointment information in 2010, according to a Washington Post report.
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Chicago-based Health Care Service Corporation, a Blue Cross Blue Shield insurer, alleging the company has not upheld its nonprofit mission by improperly spending more than $5 billion in profits, according to a Courthouse…
"There are no more delays and the system will go live Oct. 1. Let's face it guys, we've delayed it several times, and it's time to move on." — CMS Administrator Marylin Tavenner.
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A new report has found medical malpractice damages caps in place across the country help control healthcare costs, and raising the medical malpractice cap in California would significantly raise the price of healthcare within the state.
A court in Delaware has held organizations that are in possession of unredeemed gift cards that are more than five years old and have not paid the government for the value of the cards are subject to liability under the…
HHS' Office of the Inspector General has released its 2013 onsite review reports for eight Medicaid Fraud Control Units.
Federal prosecutors investigating the state's flawed health insurance exchange have issued broad subpoenas seeking documents, memos and emails from Cover Oregon and the Oregon Health Authority, according to a report from The Oregonian.
Nevada has opted to abandon its glitch-ridden state exchange website in favor of HealthCare.gov for the 2014 open enrollment period, according to a report from The Hill.