The United States has filed a civil False Claims Act complaint against New Brunswick, N.J.-based drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson and two of its subsidiaries, Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems for allegedly paying millions of dollars…
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A lawsuit filed in December by the American College of Cardiology against the Department of Health and Human Services for cutting Medicare reimbursements for cardiology services has been dismissed by the U.S. District Court of Southern Florida, according to a…
Today's special election to fill the late Massachusetts' Sen. Edward Kennedy's seat is a critical point in healthcare reform efforts as Democratic Massachusetts' Attorney General Martha Coakley struggles to stave off defeat from Republican state Sen. Scott Brown, according to…
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Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons has asked Health and Human Services Director Mike Willden to examine a possible opt-out of the federal Medicaid program, according to a report by the Las Vegas Sun.
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Congressional Democrats have asked officials from the pharmaceutical industry to contribute an additional $10 billion, on top of a promised $80 billion, to help offset the cost of the healthcare overhaul over the next 10 years, according to a report…
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and 18 Senators have sent a letter to President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging the leaders to press for inclusion of language to repeal the federal antitrust exemption for…
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is proposing that Congress give hospitals that perform at higher levels in CMS' the pay-for-performance program a payment update of 2.4 percent in fiscal year 2011, based on the market basket index. Hospitals that don’t perform…
Mark Kabins, MD, a Las Vegas spine surgeon, who previously pleaded guilty to concealing fraud, was sentenced to five years probation and six months home detention for his involvement in a scheme to fraudulently settle a malpractice lawsuit, according to…
Thirteen Detroit-area residents have been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged home healthcare scheme to defraud the Medicare program of more than $14.5 million, according to a news release by the U.S. Department of Justice.