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The Catholic Health Care System, aka ArchCare, allowed Medicare to be billed for patient care at the highest therapy-based levels, even though its subcontractor RehabCare, was often not providing therapy at those levels, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Inaccuracies in the Medicare Advantage directories may trigger penalties of up to $25,000 a day per beneficiary or bans on new enrollment and marketing.
Hospitals, ambulatory centers add most jobs as month sees smaller growth than previous ones.
17 companies on the Fortune list were either healthcare providers, healthcare services firms or biotech firms.
The 890,000-square-foot facility replaces the St. John's Mercy Regional Medical Center, which was devastated by the 2011 tornado.
Health insurers and patients could get a bit of relief after years of paying more and more for biologic speciality pharmaceuticals, but some think there are still barriers to affordability.
One of the Bay Area's most popular health systems is expanding its new health plan, trying to craft a unique value proposition in changing times and picking up some notable clients along the way.
In addition to labor and benefits, hospitals pumped local economies with more than $782 million in expenditures on goods and services in 2013.
The FDA said the Olympus TJF-Q180V duodenoscope, one of the scopes tied to the CRE cases, is still pending clearance while being marketed to hospitals.
The groups are worried about anticipated failures resulting in a significant, multibillion dollar disruption for physicians and serious access-to-care issues for Medicare patients.