South Texas Health Systems in McAllen, Texas, has agreed to pay $27.5 million to settle claims that it paid kickbacks to physicians for referring patients to its hospitals, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Jean Joseph Paul, the operator of God Cares, a home health company located in Miami-Dade County, was arrested on charges he defrauded the Florida Medicaid program for more than $54,000, according to news release by the Office of the Attorney…
Thirteen states are suing Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based drug manufacturer Amgen alleging that the company provided kickbacks to medical providers to boost sales of Aranesp, a medication for anemia, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times.
Daisy Martinez of Miami pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program of more than $15 million, according to a Department of Justice news release.
Health plans owned by physicians and hospitals are on the decline, according to a report by AMEDNews.
Construction has been completed on the 15,000-square-foot Brown Hand Center in Bedford, Texas, according to a news release by Veritas Medical Properties, the company that oversaw the center's construction.
2009 has been an incredibly interesting year. Here are six quick thoughts. 1. Economic gloom and recession began the year as the biggest issue; healthcare reform ends the year as the biggest issue. This year began with tremendous paralysis in the…
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The House's version of the "Affordable Healthcare for America Act," HR 3962, which was released on Oct. 29, includes language against physician-ownership of hospitals, similar to the language included in draft versions of HR 3200, according to a statement by…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued an interim final rule with request for comments on stricter penalties issued for HIPAA violations under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health, according to an HHS release.