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McAllen, Texas-based Valley Heart Consultants has agreed to pay $3.9 million to settle a suit alleging violations of the False Claims Act.
Critics of the California law that caps medical malpractice noneconomic damages at $250,000 have enough signatures for a ballot initiative that would raise the limit if passed.
Lawmakers in Maryland are considering creating a no-fault birth injury fund that would allow parents of babies injured at birth to seek compensation from an established state fund rather than pursuing their claims in court against hospitals and physicians.
The Florida Supreme Court has signed off on an amendment to the state's standard jury instructions specifying a defendant who caused an injury is responsible for additional injury caused by reasonably obtained medical care or treatment.
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A group of 30 medical organizations have sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee urging it not to eliminate a Stark Law exception that allows physicians to refer Medicare patients to in-house centers for tests and therapies.
Stanford (Calif.) Hospital & Clinics and one of its former contractors will likely pay $4.1 million to settle a class action claim alleging the hospital violated state privacy law by allowing the protected health information of 20,000 emergency department patients to…
Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System has agreed to pay $1 million to resolve allegations that it improperly charged Medicare and Medicaid.
Federal officials should create a new coverage tier offering fewer benefits than the current metal tiers available through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges, Karen Ignagni, president and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans, has told C-SPAN.
A bill that would require hospitals to inform patients if they will be formally admitted or classified as observational status after they have been moved from the emergency department has been approved by a Pennsylvania House committee.