Washington [US], August 12 (ANI): Hollywood actor Hilary Swank has settled her lawsuit against SAG-AFTRA Health Plan after being denied health coverage for treatment of ovarian cysts.
Victorville Daily Press
Prime Healthcare, its CEO Dr. Prem Reddy and a cardiologist will pay $37.5 million to settle allegations that the company paid kickbacks to the cardiologist when it purchased a rival medical practice in exchange for patient referrals to the company s Desert Valley Hospital in Victorville.
The settlement follows two whistleblower lawsuits, one which also claimed that Prime submitted fraudulent invoices to government healthcare programs with inflated prices for medical implants so the company could receive more money for reimbursement.
The law firm Phillips & Cohen which represented one of the whistleblowers, former Prime employee Martin Mansukhani said the settlement appeared to be the largest “brought against a hospital over kickbacks allegedly paid to a single physician.”
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Kepro Acquires IMEDECS
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HARRISBURG, Pa., May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Kepro announced today that it has acquired substantially all the assets of Independent Medical Expert Consulting Services, Inc. (IMEDECS), a URAC-accredited independent medical review services company that provides peer review, external appeals and dispute resolution services to health plans. This acquisition will strengthen Kepro s quality oversight solutions and its longstanding track record as one of the largest quality improvement organizations (QIO) in the industry. We continue to focus on bringing our clients exceptional value and expertise, and we are uniquely focused on increasing quality outcomes at all levels of the healthcare system, said Dr. Susan Weaver, President and Chief Executive Officer, Kepro. IMEDECS is a natural fit for us as the company shares our values of compassionate oversight and care, as well as rigorous clinical re
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On April 8, 2021, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina announced a $22.5 million settlement with a network of urgent care providers, Doctors Care, P.A. (Doctors Care), and its management company, UCI Medical Affiliates of South Carolina, Inc. (UCI), for alleged False Claims Act (FCA) violations.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s press release, Doctors Care submitted claims for payment falsely indicating that certain credentialed providers approved to bill Federal healthcare programs provided certain reimbursable services, when in reality, other clinicians that did not have the required billing credentials actually provided the services.