Sept. 10Illegally marketing an anti-convulsant drug as treatment for a variety of psychiatric conditions will result in Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals paying $526,903 to Wisconsin's Medicaid program as part of a settlement, according to the state Department of Justice. The drug company marketed Topamax "off-label," meaning for conditions no
Sept. 10Two Miami-Dade men who bribed assisted-living facilities, home healthcare agencies and patients in an elaborate scheme to bilk $2.8 million from Medicare for bogus rehabilitation services were sentenced Wednesday to several years in federal prison.
Lockheed Martin will take steps to accelerate the advancement of digital health records and secure health information exchanges with two new agreements to support the Nationwide Health Information Network.
The Premier healthcare alliance has officially launched its QualityAdvisor solution to help hospitals prevent harm, reduce costs and readmissions, and improve overall outcomes.
Sept. 09Two Miami-Dade men who bribed assisted living facilities, home healthcare agencies and patients in an elaborate scheme to bilk $2.8 million from Medicare for bogus rehabilitation services were sentenced Wednesday to several years in federal prison.
Baby boomers aging into Medicare and those considering different coverage for 2011 should start to learn more about upcoming changes. Healthcare legislation passed earlier this year may make the upcoming Medicare annual enrollment season particularly challenging, according to Allsup, a nationwide provider of Social Security disability representatio
Gov. Steve Beshear, D-Ky., issued the following news release: Governor Steve Beshear announced today that he has submitted the state's application for just over $137 million in Medicaid support, but warned that the federal funds still leave a $100 million hole in the state Medicaid budget.
A report, 'Health services utilization after fractures: evidence from Medicare,' is newly published data in The Journals of Gerontology Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences.
Sept. 09CHARLESTON, W.Va. Over the next year, county school systems across West Virginia are set to share a $55 million infusion of money that can be used to pay for tutoring and teacher training and to expand after-school, summer school and preschool programs.
Investigators publish new data in the report 'An analysis of heavy utilizers of opioids for chronic noncancer pain in the TROUP study.' "For individuals with any opioid use, we calculated the distribution of mean daily dose, mean days supply in a year, mean annual dose, and patient characteristics associated with heavy utilizers of opioids.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: The DCCC released today an Independent Expenditure campaign TV ad hitting Dan Benishek on his support of privatizing Social Security and Medicare. Watch the ad about Dan Benishek's support of privatizing Social Security and Medicare: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA
FTC, HHS Office of Inspector General, and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Announce Workshop on Issues Related to Accountable Care Organizations. FTC, HHS Office of Inspector General, and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Announce Workshop on Issues Related to Accountable Care Organizations. Public Event to be Held at CMS Headquarter
- Model Serves as a Bridge to Health Care Reform Requirements - MAXIMUS announced today that it has signed a new contract with the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to help Colorado modernize eligibility and enrollment for its Medical Assistance programs, including Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program . The fiv
Sept. 08GULFPORT Senior U.S. District Judge Walter Gex III on Tuesday sentenced a Moss Point couple already convicted in a Medicare fraud scheme to prison time and ordered them to forfeit their home and pay more than $8.1 million in restitution, according to U.S. Attorney Donald Burkhalter.
Data detailed in 'Quality of care in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection: a cohort study' have been presented. "To evaluate the quality of health care that patients with HCV receive and the factors associated with receipt of quality care. The researchers concluded: "PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: Saint Louis University Liver Center."
New investigation results, 'Cost analysis of flavocoxid compared to naproxen for management of mild to moderate OA,' are detailed in a study published in Current Medical Research and Opinion. "However, flavocoxid may have more favorable gastrointestinal toxicity resulting in lower overall costs.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice issued the following news release: Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen appeared and offered testimony today before the Legislative Council Special Committee on Public Assistance Program Integrity. "This model has proven successful in combating Medicaid fraud in Wisconsin," said Van Hollen.
ST. PAUL, Minn. Last week, Pawlenty ordered his state agencies to avoid some grants associated with the federal health care overhaul. Pawlenty's office disclosed that he was taking the money as a panel of senior Minnesota lawmakers convened to hear that his administration would delay hundreds of millions of dollars more in payments to schools and t
The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release: A doctor with a practice in Elizabeth, New Jersey that received more than $13.7 million in Medicaid payments over the past year is charged, along with four others, with fraudulently obtaining at least $1.8 million from Medicaid by billing for services actually provi
A new study, 'Analysis of Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services 'never events' in elderly patients undergoing bowel operations,' is now available. "Patients aged 65 years or older who underwent small or large bowel operations, from January 2008 to March 2009, were identified by a retrospective review of inpatient charts and the Greenville Hosp
HP announced a $135 million, eight-year technology services contract with the Alabama Medicaid Agency, enabling the state to contain costs while meeting new HIPAA requirements, and to improve healthcare delivery, provider satisfaction and recipient access to personal healthcare information.
HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a leading provider of managed care market intelligence, reports that provider groups in California, including physician groups, independent practice associations, hospitals and medical foundations, are beginning to shape their role in the anticipated shift towards accountable care organizations.
Bravo Health, a provider of Medicare Advantage plans dedicated to offering beneficiaries access to high quality, cost-effective health care, announced that membership in its Medicare Advantage plans has grown to more than 100,000 members.
Chamberlin Edmonds and Associates, Inc., a leading provider of comprehensive patient eligibility and enrollment services to hospitals, announced that it joined Emory Healthcare, the largest healthcare system in Georgia, to help obtain coverage for the growing self-pay patient population.
Health Net, Inc. announced that it was named a winner in the 19th annual National Mature Media Awards Program. Health Net received a Merit Award in the insurance division for its launch of its Salud con Health Net Medicare Advantage HMO, the first-of-its-kind Medicare Advantage HMO plan targeting senior Latinos.
