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Florida Pain Clinic Agrees To Pay $41M To Settle Unnecessary Urine Drug Testing Claims

June 5, 2020

The United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida announced on April 15, 2020 that a Florida pain clinic and associated other defendants have agreed to pay a total of $41 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act for billing Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, and other fede[...]

Georgia Man Charged With Attempting To Scam Veterans Administration For Respirator Masks

June 1, 2020

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on April 10, 2020 that a 39-year-old Georgia man was arrested and charged in federal court in the District of Columbia on April 10, 2020 with fraud for attempting to sell millions of nonexistent respirator masks to the Department of Veterans Affairs in exchan[...]

U.S. Nursing Homes Spending Millions On Lobbyists To Obtain Immunity From Coronavirus Lawsuits

May 28, 2020

An article entitled “As residents perish, nursing homes fight for protection from lawsuits” published on May 26, 2020 in POLITICO stated, “As an unprecedented catastrophe unfolds in which more than 28,000 people have died of Covid-19 in care facilities, the nursing home industry is[...]

FTC Chairman Issues Statement Regarding Competition For Biosimilars

May 27, 2020

On March 9, 2020, the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission provided opening remarks at the FDA/FTC Workshop on a Competitive Marketplace for Biosimilars in Silver Spring, Maryland, which workshop is a collaboration between the Federal Trade Commission and the Food & Drug Administration to p[...]

U.S. Medical Malpractice Statistics

May 20, 2020

According to the American Medical Association (AMA), 34% of all physicians in the United States have been sued for medical malpractice during their medical careers. Almost half of U.S. physicians who are 55 and older have been sued for medical malpractice, and nearly 30% have been sued two or more t[...]

Recent Study Concludes Private Equity-Owned Nursing Homes Put Profits Over People

May 13, 2020

A study entitled “Does Private Equity Investment in Healthcare Benefit Patients? Evidence from Nursing Homes” posted on March 9, 2020 concluded: “our evidence thus far shows that after PE [private equity] buyouts nursing homes experience operational efficiency improvements, with hi[...]

Maryland Governor Issues New Directives For Coronavirus In Nursing Homes

May 1, 2020

Outbreaks of coronavirus in Maryland nursing homes account for 19% of Maryland’s total positive cases and 46% of Maryland’s COVID-19 deaths. Cases of COVID-19 have been detected in residents and/or staff at more than 130 nursing homes in Maryland. On April 29, 2020, Maryland’s Gove[...]

Multiple Violations Found At New Jersey Nursing Home Where 35 Residents Have Died From COVID-19 Since March

April 22, 2020

A New Jersey nursing home where 35 residents have died since March has been cited with five violations as a result of an inspection conducted on April 17, 2020. The nursing home had until April 20 to correct the violations. The plan of correction reportedly must include an on-site infection preventi[...]

Crisis Standards Of Care (CSC) For COVID-19

April 15, 2020

On March 28, 2020, the “Rapid Expert Consultation on Crisis Standards of Care for the COVID-19 Pandemic (March 28, 2020) (2020)” was issued: “the aim of this rapid expert consultation is to articulate the guiding principles, key elements, and core messages that undergird Crisis Sta[...]

MedPro Answers COVID-19 Medical Malpractice Insurance Coverage Questions

April 14, 2020

MedPro Group (“MedPro”), a Berkshire Hathaway company, is the nation’s first provider of healthcare liability insurance (since 1899). With over $1 billion in annual premiums and more than 200,000 clients, MedPro “is the national leader in customized insurance, claims and patient [...]

Compounding Pharmacist Found Guilty In $21.8M Health Care Fraud Case

April 13, 2020

The United States Department of Justice announced on March 11, 2020 that a federal jury in Texas has found a 75-year-old pharmacist guilty of charges related to health care fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. After a six-day trial, the jury convicted the pharmacist on one count each of conspira[...]

CARES Act Provides Immunity To Health Care Professionals Who Provide Voluntary Health Care For COVID-19

April 9, 2020

The recently passed CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act) provides volunteer health care providers immunity from medical malpractice claims arising out of the current COVID-19 crisis in the United States. The CARES Act states, in part: SEC. 3215. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR [...]

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