University of Louisville Hospital has agreed to pay the federal government $2,833,408 to settle allegations that it submitted false claims for payment to the Medicare program. The voluntary settlement was announced today by U.S. Attorney David J. Hall and the...
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20 Most Frequently Performed Medicare Surgical Services in ASCs
The 20 surgical services performed the most in ambulatory surgery centers for Medicare patients based on data from the MedPAC analysis of claims filed in 2011. 1. Cataract surgery with IOL insert, 1 stage: 17 percent 2. Upper GI endoscopy, biopsy: 8 percent 3....
Highmark and UPMC Battle of Patients
UPMC could lose $1.2 billion in annual revenue in its contract fight with Highmark Health Services. With that kind of money at stake, why would Western Pennsylvania's largest hospital network gamble its financial future by ending its relationship with the state's...
Patient View: New Mediare Diabetic Testing Supplies Program
July 1st Medicare patients with diabetes will have to change how they get their diabetic testing supplies. That is when Medicare Part B will implement a national mail-order program. In South Dakota, 68-year-old Herb Grogan has a difficult time getting around. The...
Tenet Healthcare to buy Vanguard Health for $1.73 billion plus debt
Hospital operator Tenet Healthcare Corp will buy smaller rival Vanguard Health Systems Inc for about $1.73 billion plus the assumption of debt to expand into new geographies. U.S. hospital stocks have rallied this year as investors expect the companies to benefit as...
Texas Ambulance Company Owner Sentenced to Federal Prison
Julian Kimble, 48, has been handed a federal prison sentence following his convictions for conspiracy to commit health care fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering and tax evasion, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Kimble pleaded guilty to...
Rochester Gerneral Hospital Outlines new Agreement to Cut Costs and Increase Care
Rochester General Hospital officials say a new agreement could keep your costs down when you go to the hospital. The hospital has reached an agreement with Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and the Greater Rochester Independent Practice Association to take a multifaceted...
Texas DME Company Owner Sent to Federal Prison
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...
AAHomecare and DME Provider File Suit Against CMS Official Over Competitive Bidding
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...
CMS Disqualifies some Contract Suppliers in Tennessee
CMS has disqualified about one-third of the contract suppliers that planned to serve Medicare beneficiaries in Tennessee as part of competitive bidding because they don’t meet state licensure requirements, according to the Tennessean. CMS Administrator Marilyn...
WakeMed and Physicians Group Coordinate to Improve Care and Avoid Penalties
WakeMed Health & Hospitals and one of the state’s biggest physicians practices announced a partnership Monday designed to minimize federal penalties and maximize financial rewards under the national health care law. Under the arrangement, WakeMed and Key Physicians...
UPMC Board Votes Against Extending Highmarks Contract
The battle continues to heat up between UPMC and Highmark. On Friday, the UPMC board voted not to extend Highmark’s contract when it expires in 2014. UPMC brought out a big ad campaign Sunday and the big guns to drive home the point that UPMC will do what it has to do...