Wednesday, June 24, 2015

False Claims Act: Increased Prosecutions and Higher Sentences

False Claims Act: Increased Prosecutions and Higher Sentences

The National Law Review-15 hours ago
To best protect against violating federal and state healthcareregulations, ... Identify areas most at risk for fraud, such as – coding and billing; government ...

Regulators' investigation into prescription fraud identifies 150 health

  1. Regulators' investigation into prescription fraud identifies 150 health ...

    Canada NewsWire (press release)-15 hours ago
    VANCOUVER, June 23, 2015 /CNW/ - The College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC and the College of Pharmacists of BC have each concluded separate ...

Prescription cost per workers comp claim rose 7.3% in 2014

Prescription cost per workers comp claim rose 7.3% in 2014

Business Insurance-17 hours ago
The 2014 First Script Drug Trends Analysis is based on transactions billed through Coventry's pharmacy management program, First Script, as well as ...

A Bill Would Prevent Drug Makers From Frustrating Generic Rivals


A Bill Would Prevent Drug Makers From Frustrating Generic Rivals

Wall Street Journal (blog)-Jun 23, 2015
... pharmaceutical spending that could be saved if generic versions of 40 drugs that were examined for the report were allowed to reach pharmacy shelves.

Drug, Hospital M&A Spurs Big Insurers To Eye Mega-Deals

Drug, Hospital M&A Spurs Big Insurers To Eye Mega-Deals

Yahoo News-14 hours ago
The next month, UnitedHealth bought pharmacy benefits manager Catamaran (CTRX) for $12.8 billion. CVS Health (CVS) agreed this month to pay $1.9 billion ...
UnitedHealth has approached Aetna about takeover
Sentinel Republic-17 hours ago
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Amerisourcebergen Corp (ABC) Files Form 4 Insider Selling ...

  1. Amerisourcebergen Corp (ABC) Files Form 4 Insider Selling ...

    Insider Trading Report-14 hours ago
    It also distributes products to chain retail and independent pharmacies, mail order pharmacies, acute care hospitals and health systems, physician practices, ...

HHS OIG: McAllen a Medical Fraud Hotspot; CMS Must do more to stop Medicare Part D fraud, OIG says

  1. HHS OIG: McAllen a Medical Fraud Hotspot

    KRGV-1 hour ago
    Buddy De La Rosa from De La Rosa Pharmacy showed CHANNEL 5 NEWS how easy it is to fill a prescription. He ordered 30 days' worth of a purple pill called ...
    CMS must do more to stop Medicare Part D fraud, OIG says
    ModernHealthcare.com-18 hours ago
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Will Pharmerica Corporation (NYSE:PMC) Meet Analyst Targets?

Will Pharmerica Corporation (NYSE:PMC) Meet Analyst Targets?

  1. Investor Newswire-21 hours ago
    PharMerica Corporation is an institutional pharmacy services company, which services healthcare facilities and provides management pharmacy services to ...

meningitis-etc: Hearing to Consider Trial Date for Brentwood Outbr...

meningitis-etc: Hearing to Consider Trial Date for Brentwood Outbr...: By Walter F. Roche Jr. A hearing is scheduled for tomorrow to consider a request to set an early trial date for the case of a Brentwood, ...

No. 14-20307 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED June 23, 2015 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk v. MOHAMMAD JAMAL RASHID, Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 4:13-CR-579-court finds the evidence insufficient to support the district court’s implicit finding under this guideline that Rashid’s conduct created a risk of death or serious bodily injury and vacates Rashid’s sentence and REMAND.

in the united states court of appeals for the fifth circuit - U.S. ...

www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions%5Cunpub%5C14/14-20307.0.pdf
18 hours ago - in interstate commerce and delivering or proffering for delivery, drugs that .... with such risk and if so, whether counterfeiting the drug compounded the likelihood ...