Chelsey Ledue
A Detroit-area doctor has been sentenced to 72 months in prison on charges of defrauding the Medicare program.
More than half of Americans say they're confused about the new health reform law and don't yet have enough information to understand how it will affect them, according to last month's Kaiser Health Tracking Poll.
Three Miami residents have pled guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud in connection with a $5.8 million Medicare fraud scheme.
Nearly three-quarters of healthcare executives say healthcare reform will have a negative financial impact on their facilities, according to an AMN Healthcare poll.
The global market for pharmaceuticals is expected to grow nearly $300 billion over the next five years, reaching $1.1 trillion in 2014.
Common habits such as forgetfulness and procrastination cost the United States an estimated $163 billion in pharmacy-related waste each year, according to the Express Scripts’ 2009 Drug Trend Report.
Recruiters took 180 days to fill positions for internal medicine and family practice physicians in 2008, according to the Medical Group Management Association.
A federal jury in Houston has convicted Helen Etinfoh and Paula Whitfield for their roles in a Medicare fraud conspiracy involving fraudulent claims of hurricane damage to power wheelchairs.
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have announced $10 million in grants to 41 health programs operated by the Indian Health Service, tribes and tribal organizations and urban Indian organizations.
A $14 million cooperative venture between the U.S. Air Force Academy and the Department of Veterans Affairs will bring much-needed ambulatory surgical care to veterans in southern Colorado.