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Listen: Audio of the Supreme Court ACA Hearing Oral ArgumentsThe oral arguments in California v. Texas were held via telephone conference one week after the presidential election.
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Purdue Pharma to Pay $8B to Settle Criminal, Civil Charges for Key Role in Opioid EpidemicThe settlement does not release from further criminal charges the Sackler family, owners of Purdue, nor any of company's executives...
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Merit Medical Systems to Pay $18M to Settle Kickback AllegationsUtah-based MSSI for more than six years allegedly paid millions of dollars in kickbacks to healthcare providers in the form...
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Wheeling Hospital to Pay $50M to Settle Stark, Anti-Kickback AllegationsThe settlement does not mandate a standard, five-year monitoring agreement for the hospital, nor an admission of wrongdoing on the...
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Billionaire T. Denny Sanford Was Under Investigation for Child PornographyThe richest man in South Dakota, T. Denny Sanford, was investigated for possible possession of child pornography. Sanford is a...
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Konica Minolta Healthcare to Pay $500K to Settle False Claims Act AllegationsFederal prosecutors claim that Viztek LLC, a former subsidiary of Konica Minolta, falsely claimed that its EHR software was HHS...
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SCOTUS Schedules ACA Oral Arguments for Nov. 10The consolidated California v. Azar and Texas v. Azar will be heard one week after the presidential election, but a...
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What Can We Expect from Stark, Anti-Kickback Revisions?The proposed reforms are now under review by the Office of Management and Budget.
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Geisinger Health 'Disappointed' in DOJ's Move to Block PA Hospital AcquisitionThe partnership between Geisinger Health and Evangelical Community Hospital was first announced in October 2018.
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Hospital Executive Charged in $1.4B Rural Hospital Billing SchemeProsecutors allege that Jorge A. Perez, 60, and nine others exploited federal regulations that allow some rural hospitals to charge...
Ex-Cleveland Clinic Researcher Arrested, Charged with Wire Fraud
Dr. Qing Wang allegedly failed to disclose to NIH that he was also receiving grant money from the Chinese government....
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DOJ, FTC Enforce Antitrust Laws to Protect Physicians, Nurses, and Other Essential WorkersA recently issued joint statement announces diligent efforts to protect workers who are on the front lines of COVID-19 from...