Pharmaceutical Companies Pay $124 Million for False Claims to Medicaid

Mylan Pharmaceuticals, UDL Laboratories, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals and Ortho McNeil Pharmaceutical have entered into settlement agreements for a total of $124 million to resolve claims that they violated the False Claims Act by failing to pay appropriate...

N.Y. State And N.Y. City to Pay Record $540 Million to Settle Allegations of False Claims for Medicaid Funds

In a record federal recovery, the state of New York and New York City have agreed to pay $540 million to settle allegations that they knowingly submitted, or caused to be submitted, false claims for reimbursement for school-based health care services,...

McCain Admits He Would Cut $1.3 Trillion From Medicare And Medicaid

Earlier this week, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) admitted he would cut $1.3 trillion from Medicare and Medicaid over the next ten years to finance his health care plan.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Has Released the First Ranking of the Nation’s Poor-Performing Nursing Homes.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the first ranking of the nation’s poor-performing nursing homes. Release of the national list of facilities, identified as special focus facilities (SFFs), is expected to offer...