Chelsey Ledue
Government health insurers overpay specialists compared to primary care doctors and "exacerbate the shortage of primary care physicians," according to a study by Harvard Medical School resea...
A fugitive Miami businessman has been sentenced to 130 months in prison for his role in defrauding the Medicare program of millions of dollars through his two businesses.Gustavo Smith, 43, ow...
The American Association for Homecare has been denied a motion for a preliminary injunction in a federal lawsuit seeking to halt the "faulty implementation" of the durable medical equipment...
LAS VEGAS – The key to preventing healthcare fraud and embezzlement is strong internal controls that target all levels of employment, according to an expert.According to Angela Morelock...
NASHVILLE, TN – More than 90 outpatient cardiac catheterization labs around the country won’t survive the carnage if the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services passes its proposed fee...
CHICAGO – Medical tourism and medical student debt burden were two of the hot topics at a five-day, mid-June meeting of the American Medical Association at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago....
ARLINGTON, VA – The American Association for Homecare has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to halt the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ “faulty implementation” of the...
While the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has pushed back the proposed 10.6 percent Medicare payment cuts to physicians until mid July, the agency has proposed new efforts to promote access...
ATLANTA – Medical malpractice suits and wrong-site surgeries could be avoided with the use of better informed consent and general consent forms. But many hospitals and physician offices still us...
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said America needs to find a better way to help the estimated 47 million people without affordable healthcare.Speaking at the Senate Finance Committee...