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NewsDo ACOs violate antitrust laws?
Despite growing concerns about their legality, most accountable care organizations (ACOs) will not violate antitrust laws, said Gail Kursh, JD, deputy chief of the legal policy section of the Read more...
DoJ, FTC differ on antitrust rules for ACOs
The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission are butting heads over which agency should get to enforce antitrust laws that affect the formation of accountable care organizations, the New York Read more...
Busted: 94 charged with $251 million in false Medicare claims
Federal officials charged 94 people with plotting to swindle Medicare out of more than $251 million in false claims, the Department of Justice and other federal agencies said in a joint statement Read more...
False Claims Act settlements are in vogue
Hospitals across the country started the new year by making payments ranging from the thousands to millions of dollars to settle allegations of Medicare fraud. These settlements are sure to drive up Read more...
Healthcare fraud cases rise 30 percent
While the federal False Claims Act was written to address a broad range of fraudulent activities, healthcare fraud continues to be the main target for enforcement according to a new report from the Read more...
FTC, DoJ consider new merger guidelines
Are you considering a merger? Be advised that the antitrust rules for such deals may be changing right out from under you. The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice have decided to hold 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...
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...
Bayer settles 'cash for patients' allegations for $97.5 million
Bayer HealthCare has agreed to pay $97.5 million to settle charges that its diabetes care division paid suppliers to move patients over to Bayer products from competing ones. The company admitted no Read more...
WellCare can't file quarterly financial reports
WellCare Health Plans, already under investigation by far too many state and federal agencies, has reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission that it will be unable to file past quarterly Read more...
| Press ReleasesTwenty People Indicted in Florida for Health Care Fraud Scheme Involving Approximately $200 Million in Medicare BillingDepartment of JusticeOffice of Public AffairsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, February 15, 2011 Related Action Charges Four Other Defendants with Additional Offenses WASHINGTON - Twenty individuals, Read more >> St. Jude Medical Reaches Settlement with United States Department of JusticeST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, today issued the following statement regarding a settlement agreement reached with the U.S. Read more >> Exactech Q3 Revenue $42.0M; EPS $0.11 Market Leading Extremity Growth at 33%GAINESVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Exactech, Inc. (Nasdaq:EXAC), a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products for hip, knee, shoulder, spine and biologic materials, announced Read more >> Orthofix International Announces 3rd Quarter ResultsThird quarter 2010 reported sales totaled $138.9 million, up 3% year-over-year as reported, up 4% on a constant currency basis. Excluding the impact of exiting the non-core vascular and anesthesia Read more >> Navigant Predicts a “Heat Wave” of Hospital M&A Activity Enabled by More Lenient Consolidation GuidelinesFirm Identifies Cities Apt To Experience More Hospital and Health System Consolidation CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, Navigant reported that it expects more hospital merger and acquisition Read more >> |
