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The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating potential fraudulent claims and billing linked to specialty creams, including one marketed by former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, that claimed to treat pain symptoms.
Experts say the California exchange uses more of its powers as an "active purchaser" than any other state. That means it can decide which insurers can join the exchange, what plans and benefits are available and at what price.
Though President Barack Obama's proposed 2017 budget died almost as fast as it arrived at Congress on Tuesday, the chief executive's final proposal included millions in healthcare spending to bolster quality programs, improve interoperability and fight rising pharmaceutical prices.
The Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, Colorado will open its new pediatric emergency department on Monday, the first dedicated pediatric ER of its kind on the hospital's campus, Sky Ridge Medical Center announced Wednesday.
The U.S. Attorney's office has filed a civil suit against a prominent New Jersey doctor for allegedly causing the submission of millions of dollars in fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid, among other illegal conduct, in violation of the False Claims Act.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Thursday published a final rule that requires healthcare providers to repay overpayments discovered within six years of the initial Medicare reimbursement, a significantly shorter lookback period than first proposed.
Construction of a new patient tower at Jewish Hospital in Kenwood, Ohio -- part of an $80 million expansion -- is close to being completed, with hospital officials claiming it's about 75 percent finished.
McKesson Health Solutions and Health QX on Wednesday announced an alliance designed to help insurers quickly design and scale complex bundled payment models.
Alan S. Kaplan, MD, the current executive vice president and chief clinical transformation officer for UnityPoint Health in West Des Moines, Iowa, has been appointed CEO of the UW Health system, UW Health announced Tuesday.
DignityHealth next month will break ground on one of four small hospitals in Las Vegas, part of a plan to bring more care to underserved neighborhoods of the famous desert city.