Compliance & Legal
Office for Civil Rights said the Presence suit marks the first HIPAA enforcement action imposed on a provider for lack of timely breach notification.
Snowball effect would mean a cumulative $1.5 trillion loss in gross state products, $2.6 million reduction in business output from 2019 to 2023.
Advocacy organization claimed high penalties would double or triple employees' health insurance costs if they opt out.
The Senate minority leader also criticized the Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, saying it would disrupt the entire system.
Final arguments in Aetna and Humana merger reportedly delivered Friday.
Opponents say that if the law takes effect, patients could end up waiting hours or days for price estimates before getting services such as X-rays.
It's the largest ever criminal fine levied against a pharmaceutical company for FCPA violations.
2016 was a busy year when it came to big-dollar settlements, fines and legal wrangling.
The ongoing Attorneys General investigation began in 2014, according to the complaint, and has "uncovered evidence of a broad, well-coordinated and long-running series of schemes."
FPMC billed patients' insurance plans and programs well over half a billion dollars and collected over $200 million in paid claims.