Healthcare Law News

Main Category: ADHD Also Included In: Psychology / Psychiatry ; Mental Health Article Date: 24 Jul 2008 - 2:00 PDT Shire Limited , the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it has ...

Rhonn Gilchrist, 59, of the Town of Tonawanda, was sentenced to a year in jail Monday for defrauding health care insurance companies.

Massachusetts, the first state to legalize gay marriage, took another step toward full equality yesterday : The Massachusetts state Senate on Wednesday passed a bill granting married same-sex couples equal ...

ALBANY - Gov. David Paterson signed legislation yesterday that will provide more incentives to clean up polluted sites, cap tax credits for redevelopment to limit the state's liability and increase fiscal ...

Amerigroup on Tuesday said it will enter a $225 million settlement agreement with Illinois and the federal government over allegations that it denied coverage to eligible pregnant women, the Baltimore Sun ...

Massachusetts insurers and business owners have one question for Gov. Deval L. Patrick: Why us? Patrick is looking to tap insurers, businesses and hospitals to help close a looming $130 million budget hole in ...

Two brothers pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges that they stole state Medicaid funds to pay for horse racing and luxury boats and neglecting patients at five nursing homes they formerly owned.

Congress last week overrode a presidential veto of the legislation. Leavitt said widespread adoption of e-prescribing could save taxpayers as much as $156 million over five years, as well as reduce the 1.5 ...

Missouri's Republican gubernatorial candidates defended past cuts to the state Medicaid program Tuesday while trying to distinguish themselves as the most ethical and frugal candidates in the race.

A Missouri healthcare facility will pay $60 million for allegedly engaging in improper Medicare billing practices, the U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday.

If you visit New York City these days, you'll notice that major restaurant chains are complying with a new ordinance requiring the posting of calorie counts on menu items.

A Springfield-based health care system has agreed to pay $60 million to settle claims it engaged in illegal kickbacks with doctors and billed Medicare for costs not allowed under federal laws.

The letter is the strongest indication yet that the administration will try to block the broadly popular legislation, which is supported by majorities in both chambers, and lists both presidential contenders ...

With more and more tools available for cardiac arrest victims, health organizations are pushing companies to make more of an effort to train their employees to save lives.

BOSTON We've all become accustomed to seeing "new" and "improved" on products at the grocery store.

Sen. Saxby Chambliss openly discussed how Vice President Cheney had personally asked him about his Medicare vote.

"The state's new healthcare law was the best law that could be passed, and has proven a blessing to more than 350,000 newly insured people, though a similar number remains uninsured.

An Outrageous Attempt by the Bush Administration to Undermine Women's Rights July 21st, 2008 The Bush Administration is up to its old tricks again, quietly putting ideology before science and women's health.

Starting next year, doctors can earn additional money from Medicare if they use electronic prescribing systems, U.S. health officials said Monday.

Amite Mayor Reginald Goldsby has paid $270,000 to settle allegations that he caused Medicare to pay more than $400,000 in improper claims.