Medicare Fraud and Abuse
Medicare Exclusion Puts Hospital In Bankruptcy And Closes The Doors:A December warning from HHS that it would exclude a Florida hospital from Medicare for failing to abide by a 2002 Corporate Integrity Agreement has resulted in the facility closing.
Michigan Psychologist Pleads Guilty To Fraudulent Billing:Nov 10, 2005 Private insurers and Medicare over-billed $853 K.
OIG Kills Patient Assistance Programs For Part D Patients:Nov 9, 2005 Pharmaceutical companies cannot run their own Patient Assistance Programs for Seniors who enroll in Medicare Part D progams, according to a new ruling by the OIG.
University of Chicago Sued Over Alleged Fraud in NICU:Nov 7, 2005 Illinois joined a whistle-blower lawsuit alleging that 579-bed University of Chicago Hospitals violated the state False Claims Act and other state laws by "double-bunking" premature infants to reap larger Medicaid reimbursements.
