A family medicine physician in Three Rivers, Mass., will pay $220,000 to settle allegations he prescribed controlled substances outside the usual course of professional practice.
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Medline confidentially files for IPO
Medline Industries confidentially filed a proposed initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
A rocky month for anesthesia reimbursement policy
December has been a tumultuous month for anesthesia pay policy, as provider and public outrage has spurred two payers to reverse controversial reimbursement policies.
A rocky month for anesthesia reimbursement policy
December has been a tumultuous month for anesthesia pay policy, as provider and public outrage has spurred two payers to reverse controversial reimbursement policies.
Arizona clinic owners plead guilty to healthcare fraud
Two Arizona residents have pleaded guilty to defrauding the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Arizona’s Medicaid agency, through their behavioral health clinic.
16 cardiology practices to pay $17.7M+ for false claims allegations
Sixteen separate cardiology practices across 12 states have agreed to pay a total of more than $17.7 million to resolve allegations they overbilled Medicare for diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals.
Spending bill leaves 2.83% physician pay cut in place
On Dec. 21, President Joe Biden signed a spending bill to keep the federal government operating into 2025, leaving the planned 2.83% across-the-board Medicare physician payment cut untouched.
7 drugs now in shortage
After the FDA reaffirmed the end of Zepbound’s two-year shortage, drug companies have announced shortages for 32 presentations of seven medications.
7 drugs now in shortage
After the FDA reaffirmed the end of Zepbound’s two-year shortage, drug companies have announced shortages for 32 presentations of seven medications.
Where healthcare private equity legislation has fallen short
California and Massachusetts both attempted to pass legislation that would tighten regulations around private equity transactions in healthcare, but it is unlikely that either state will see the proposed bills become law before the end of 2024, Bloombe…
