Department of Justice (DOJ) news from FierceHealthcare
NewsNo mandatory antitrust review for ACOs
To the relief of interested parties, certain accountable care organizations (ACO) will not be subject to mandatory antitrust review as a condition to participate. Along with yesterday's release of Read more...
Legal hurdles in ACO process to dissuade participants
The legal challenges associated with accountable care organizations (ACOs) might dissuade healthcare institutions, providers, and payers from hopping on the bandwagon, according to an article in The Read more...
New Jersey med school agrees to $8.3 million kickback settlement with DoJ
In yet another chapter of a history dogged by questions of corruption, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) has agreed to pay the federal government $8.3 million to settle Read more...
DOJ accepts GA hospitals' joint purchasing agreement
The U.S. Department of Justice has decided to offer no challenge to a proposal by two hospitals to enter into an exclusive joint purchasing agreement for some of their medical and surgical supplies. Read more...
Pfizer pays $2.3B penalty for off-label drug marketing
Pfizer has agreed to pay a mammoth $3.2 billion penalty for marketing off-label uses of several of its drugs, a settlement which the U.S. Department of Justice has labeled the largest healthcare Read more...
Iowa hospital pays $4.5M to settle excess compensation claims
An Iowa hospital has agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle with the federal government over charges that it used Medicare funds to pay physicians sweet salaries in exchange for their referrals. The Read more...
Health plans: They had it good and didn't know it
You know, just about everyone in the U.S. has an oar in the water when it comes to health reform. If you're not an employer or a provider, you're a consumer or a health insurer. But while the Read more...
American Hospital Association wants tougher reviews of health-plan mergers
The American Hospital Association--and the AMA, for that matter--isn't too happy with the rate of health plan mergers taking place in the country in recent years. Fighting such mergers hasn't been Read more...
DoJ joins whistle-blower suit against Community Health Systems
The U.S. Department of Justice has joined a whistle-blower suit against Community Health Systems, which charges that three of the chain's New Mexico hospitals violated the False Claims Act. The Read more...
Forest accused of hiding negative Celexa, Lexapro results
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a complaint against Forest Laboratories, the maker of antidepressants Celexa and Lexapro, accusing it of being underhanded in how it disclosed its research. Read more...
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