Beth Jones Sanborn
Coloplast Corp, an ostomy and continence care product manufacturer, has agreed to pay $3,160,000 to settle allegations it paid illegal kickbacks to a number of medical suppliers. Liberator Medical Supply Inc., one of five companies named in the kickback scheme, has agreed to pay $500,000 for their part, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced through a statement released Dec. 22 by the Boston Division of the FBI.
The co-owners of a Dallas-based home health business as well as two nurse employees have been charged with conspiracy and fraud for allegedly submitting false claims to Medicare for $13.4 million dollars, according to the FBI.
WellCare Health Plans, Inc., a managed care service provider for government-sponsored healthcare programs, is enhancing their Medicaid benefits in Kentucky by offering several new programs aimed at preventative health, the company announced through a statement. The new benefits take effect January 1, 2016.
While the delivery of thousands of bottles of Poo-Pourri "before you go" bathroom spray to several hospitals won't solve any pressing supply chain needs, recipients of the unexpected holiday gift said the gesture doesn't stink.
Well-known healthcare investment firm OrbiMed has closed a major new venture capital fund, OrbiMed Private Investments VI, with $950 million in limited partner commitments, the company announced in a statement.
The prices hospitals negotiate with private insurers vary considerably across geographies, according to a new study by the Health Care Pricing Project, driving huge variations in health care spending for the privately insured.
Since Nov. 1, more than four million have selected plans.
Capital Blue Cross will provide a second round of funding to help put a life-saving overdose antidote into the hands of Pennsylvania police officers by donating $100,000 to help local and campus police departments purchase Naloxone.
When it comes to digital health funding, 2015 matched the record-breaking numbers of 2014 with more than $4.3 billion flowing into the industry, according to a Year in Review Report from Rock Health, a venture fund dedicated to backing digital health initiatives.
A new study by the Taylor and Francis Group shows 14 percent of Muslim physicians are experiencing discrimination, and the results also show the discrimination was more rampant among respondents for whom their Muslim faith was paramount.