Our Lady of Lourdes Health Care Services in Camden N.J. has agreed to pay $7.95 million to resolve allegations that the hospitals defrauded Medicare by using outlier payments to inflate charges, according to a release by the Justice Department.
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Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden, N.J., has agreed to pay $8 million to settle allegations of Medicare fraud, according to a report in the Courier-Post.
B. Bennie Perkins of Plymouth, Minn., the owner of a home healthcare company pleaded guilty in federal court to obtaining $74,000 from Medicaid fraudulently by causing submission of reimbursement claims for personal care assistant services that, in truth, were not…
The Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services have announced the expansion of Strike Force operations to Brooklyn, N.Y., Tampa, Fla., and Baton Rouge, La., in the fifth, sixth and seventh phases of a targeted criminal, civil and administrative…
A recent report by the National Eye Institute found a 66.4 percent increase in myopia among Americans since the 1970s, according to an American Academy of Ophthalmology news release.
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A representative of the U.S. Department of Justice said he department will work with hospitals and other providers to create models of clinical integration that do not violate antitrust laws, according to a report by AHA News Now.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has indicated that he will drop a proposal in the health reform bill to allow people ages 55-64 to buy into the Medicare program, according to a report by the Hill.
Physician-owned hospitals across Indiana have joined together to form the Indiana Physician Hospital Association to improve access to healthcare and advocate for physician-owned hospitals in the state, according to an IN PHA news release.
Alcon has announced that it will acquire privately-held Optonol, Ltd., a medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets novel miniature surgical implants used to lower intraocular pressure in patients with glaucoma, according to an Alcon news release.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will soon begin its annual survey of healthcare providers' satisfaction with contractors who process and pay Medicare fee-for-service claims, according to a report by AHANewsNow.