This legal concept is used by the Department of Justice to recover lost, wasted, or stolen money in the health care market. In 2016, I blogged about it in the context of prescription drug costs right here. I was watching a Netflix show last night and Martin Shkreli (played by an actor) made an appearance […]
If you follow the Department of Justice alerts, you know that the Feds recover hundreds of millions of dollars in waste, fraud, and abuse in our health insurance system every year. Why is this considered acceptable? #QualityFraud Ex-CEO of medical imaging companies sentenced to prison in $250 million fraud scheme
CMS Changes Coverage Rules On Breakthrough Devices
In protecting children and families from the devastating consequences of medical error in obstetrics. That has been a constant theme of my practice for over thirty years and continues to this day.
Harvard: Human Insulin To Fix US Market Failure?
NEJM: More than two thirds (69%) of the U.S. public has said that reducing health care costs should be a top priority for the president and Congress. A review of 14 national opinion polls elucidates the public’s perspective on the problems and solutions.
Stephanie Roskovski, former COO of BHS, and her husband defrauded the health system of more than $1.3 million from 2011 through December 2017, according to a 37-count indictment issued in April. The couple allegedly used Ms. Roskovski’s corporate credit card for $1.3 million in personal expenses, including family vacations and a motorcross business, and submitted […]
What Happens When What Walmart Did To Main Street It Does To Healthcare?
DOJ charges 24 in $1.2B #QualityFraud
$3M Pain Management #QualityFraud
