by Keith Kuhn | Jun 21, 2013 | Industry
Pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts is planning a $56 million expansion of its corporate headquarters in the St. Louis area. Company officials said Wednesday St. Louis beat out several other states for the expansion, which is expected to create 1,500 new jobs by...
by Keith Kuhn | Jun 21, 2013 | Government, Regulations, Reimbursement
More than 700 doctors nationwide wrote prescriptions for elderly and disabled patients in highly questionable and potentially harmful ways, according to a critical report of Medicare’s drug program released yesterday. The review by the inspector general of the...
by Keith Kuhn | Jun 21, 2013 | Government, Industry, Regulations, Reimbursement
Just as Medicare and CMS are cutting reimbursement as much as 75% on Durable Medical Equipment Services and Products U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy filed legislation to make some weight-loss prescription drugs and treatments available to residents through the federal Medicare...
by Keith Kuhn | Jun 20, 2013 | Provider
Abdul Waheed Alex Shittu, 55, a naturalized United States citizen from the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has been sentenced to 81 months in federal prison following his convictions of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and aggravated identity theft, United States...
by Keith Kuhn | Jun 20, 2013 | Government, Industry, Provider, Regulations, Reimbursement
The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare), along with a home medical equipment provider from Maryland, announced today the filing of a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., asking that the scheduled July 1 expansion of the Medicare competitive...
