Due to a request from Congress, the Federal Trade Commission is delaying enforcement of the Red Flags Rule until June 1, 2010, for financial institutions and creditors subject to enforcement by the FTC, according to an FTC news release.
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The Georgia Department of Insurance has fined United Healthcare Insurance Co. $750,000 for failure to pay claims within 15 days of receipt as is required by Georgia law, according to a report by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Noel Wayne Jhagroo, the owner and operator of a Houston-area durable medical equipment company has pleaded guilty to defrauding the Medicare program in a scheme to submit approximately $962,000 in fraudulent claims, according to a Department of Justice News release.
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.
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…
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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…