Two physicians in Fresno, Calif., have agreed to collectively pay more than $2.4 million to resolve allegations that they participated in a kickback scheme involving directing prescriptions to a group of mail-order pharmacies in two separate settlement…
Baltimore has been named the richest U.S. city — not for its annual personal income, but due to its high concentration of wealthy households, according to a recent study from property manager Evernest.
Healthcare Associates of Texas, an operator of eight clinics in North Texas and an affiliate of Optum, has been found guilty of filing more than 20,000 false Medicare claims, according to a Nov. 21 report from The Dallas Morning News.
In the third quarter of the year, a health system’s median investment/subsidy per physician totaled $304,312, rising above $300,000 for the first time ever, according to a Nov. 12 report from Kaufman Hall.
The owner and operator of a Texas lab was charged for his role in a $79 million testing fraud scheme.
A man in West New York, N.J., was sentenced to 41 months in prison for 11 counts of defrauding the government out of more than $4.72 million and transacting the proceedings, according to a Nov. 18 release by the Department of Justice.
In one day, Becker’s reported on three physician clinic closures, citing reasons ranging from safety concerns and physician retirement.
A certified registered nurse practitioner in Harrisburg, Pa., was sentenced for writing fraudulent prescriptions for thousands of Oxycodone pills.
Bradenton, Fla.-based MCR Health has laid off several physicians after it sought Chapter 11 protection Nov. 11.
A judge has ruled in favor of a physician who sued his former employer over a noncompete clause in his employment contract, WFYI Indianapolis reported Nov. 20.
