Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) has asked to remove from the Senate health reform bill an unpopular deal he secured on Medicaid funding for his state, according to a report by Kaiser Health News.
Uncategorized
Four physicians from Bradford (Pa.) Regional Medical Center have filed a qui tam lawsuit against the hospital and two physicians, claiming BRMC committed fraud and allegedly paid kickbacks to the physicians for nuclear cardiology services, according to a report in…
A lawsuit filed in December by the American College of Cardiology against the Department of Health and Human Services for cutting Medicare reimbursements for cardiology services has been dismissed by the U.S. District Court of Southern Florida, according to a…
Free Becker's Healthcare Alert Sends Breaking Healthcare Business and Legal News to Your Inbox Daily
CHICAGO — Jan. 18, 2010 — ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review, Becker's Hospital Review and Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review, has launched a free, daily healthcare news alert featuring the top healthcare business and legal news of the…
Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons has asked Health and Human Services Director Mike Willden to examine a possible opt-out of the federal Medicaid program, according to a report by the Las Vegas Sun.
Advertisement
Congressional Democrats have asked officials from the pharmaceutical industry to contribute an additional $10 billion, on top of a promised $80 billion, to help offset the cost of the healthcare overhaul over the next 10 years, according to a report…
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and 18 Senators have sent a letter to President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging the leaders to press for inclusion of language to repeal the federal antitrust exemption for…
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is proposing that Congress give hospitals that perform at higher levels in CMS' the pay-for-performance program a payment update of 2.4 percent in fiscal year 2011, based on the market basket index. Hospitals that don’t perform…
Custom Spine, a Parsippany, N.J.-based spinal implant and instrument maker, announced that it has expanded its sales management team by adding three vice presidents, according to a Custom Spine news release.
Mark Kabins, MD, a Las Vegas spine surgeon, who previously pleaded guilty to concealing fraud, was sentenced to five years probation and six months home detention for his involvement in a scheme to fraudulently settle a malpractice lawsuit, according to…