The Health Law Firm

MAY 29, 2014

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Talk about cracking down on Medicare fraud. On May 14, 2014, a Brevard County radiation oncologist received his final judgment in a whistleblower Medicare fraud case. The doctor, who owned the American Cancer Treatment Centers with offices in Titusville and Rockledge for nearly 20 years, was ordered to pay the United States $89.6 million.

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The Health Law Firm

MAY 21, 2014

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The practice of pain management remains under direct scrutiny here in Florida. The Orlando area recently entered the limelight again after federal agents raided a local pain clinic with heavy allegations against the owner and his sole practitioner. On May 8, 2014, Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation (MBI) agents and Florida Department of Health (DOH) officials raided the Pain Care Place of Central Flo

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The Health Law Firm

MAY 13, 2014

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Before obtaining a professional license or degree, medical, dental, chiropractic and other professional students are subject to stringent testing. Students must take and pass the national board examinations. These examinations are usually administered by private companies, such as the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), through the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) program, th

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The Health Law Firm

MAY 9, 2014

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is enforcing fingerprint-based background checks for Medicare suppliers and providers designated as "high risk." As a requirement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), CMS must improve the screening for those Medicare suppliers and providers.

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