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The Tennessee Medical Association is suing Franklin, Tenn.-based Health Research Insights, which was working to take back reimbursements paid to physicians in several states, alleging fraud and asking the state to stop HRI from collecting more money from physicians, according…
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released three National Coverage Determinations, which state that CMS will not pay for surgical errors.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released its proposed payment rate and policy changes for ambulatory surgery centers and hospital outpatient departments for Jan. 1, 2010, according to a CMS news release.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, Md., has agreed to pay $2.75 million to the United States Government to settle allegations that the hospital submitted false claims to federal healthcare programs, according to a news release from the United…
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that the administration will rescind all or part of three Medicaid regulations that were previously issued and delay the enforcement of a fourth regulation, according to an HHS news release.
The Orthopedic and Reconstructive Center of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City has paid $3.5 million to settle claims by the federal government that it billed payors for medical procedures that were not performed, according to a report by The Oklahoman.