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> The City of New York will pay $4.3 million as part of a False Claims Act settlement to resolve claims that the New York City Fire Department submitted improper claims to Medicare through it's ambulance billing contractor. Announcement
> Two California physicians were convicted of falsely certifying patients as terminally ill in order to qualify for hospice-related services as part of a scheme which fraudulently billed Medicare $8.8 million. Announcement
> A California oncologist and his wife agreed to pay $300,000 to settle allegations that the couple billed Medicare for chemotherapy drugs that weren't approved by the FDA. Announcement
Health Payer News
> If the Department of Justice's leadership and recent decisions are any indication, the pending Aetna-Humana and Anthem-Cigna mergers are facing an uphill battle to gain federal regulators' approval. Article
> The first quarter of 2016 brought both positive and negative tidings for the nation's five largest health insurers. Article
And Finally… This cat turned 30, but how many lives has it used already? Article