Two New York state senators have introduced a bill that would bar employers from requiring noncompete agreements from licensed healthcare professionals. Sens. Michelle Hinchey and Patricia Fahy introduced the Senate bill Oct. 16, and it has been referred to the…
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A Texas physician and a retired U.S. Postal Service employee have been charged in an alleged scheme to bill a federal workers’ compensation program about $19 million for orthopedic equipment and services that patients didn’t need or never received. A…
Christopher Harwood, owner of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based telemedicine company TelevisitMD, was sentenced Oct. 23 to 20 years in prison for leading a $46.2 million Medicare fraud conspiracy that ran for more than six years, according to an Oct. 23 Department…
Virginia Women’s Center performs about 1,900 surgical cases a year in hospital settings. Keith Berkle, MD, is an OB-GYN and President of Virginia Women’s Center. He estimates at least 1,500 of them could move to a freestanding ambulatory surgery center…
Brentwood, Tenn.-based SpecialtyCare and two affiliated physician groups sued Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s Colorado entity. The lawsuit alleges the insurer failed to pay about $501,430 in No Surprises Act independent dispute resolution awards, according to an Oct. 13…
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A Pennsylvania court dismissed an ASC from a malpractice lawsuit, ruling that an ASC isn’t automatically accountable just because a procedure happened under its roof — liability still comes down to who actually employed the person accused of the mistake.…
A group of Democratic House and Senate lawmakers introduced legislation that would prohibit private equity funds, insurance companies and other for-profit corporations from owning or controlling medical practices. The Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act would target corporate ownership structures…
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court’s grant of summary judgment in an age discrimination lawsuit brought by a former neurosurgeon against Chicago-based Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Central DuPage Physician Group, which does business as Northwestern…
The Federal Trade Commission is forming a healthcare task force aimed at strengthening enforcement and oversight across the industry. The task force will take a more unified approach to investigating anticompetitive behavior, protecting consumers and identifying emerging risks in healthcare…
New York City based-NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital agreed to pay $801,000 to resolve false billings under the Federal False Claims Act.