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Sat.Apr 16, 2016 - Fri.Apr 22, 2016

Aetna Wins $37.4 Million Verdict In Case Against Fraudulent Overbillings and Payment of Kickbacks

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APRIL 20, 2016

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On April 14, 2016, a jury in California awarded Aetna Inc. more than $37.4 million in damages after finding a network of Northern California surgical centers overbilled the insurer for out-of-network procedures. The verdict comes from a complex scheme in which referring physicians received substantial kickbacks for services over a three-year period from 2008 to 2011.

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FDA Issues Warnings About Research Participant Protections and Inadequate Sterilization of Medical Equipment to Mayo Clinic Care Network Hospital

The Health Law Firm

APRIL 19, 2016

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On April 12, 2016, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued warnings that targeted the allegedly substandard protection of research participants at a hospital in the Mayo Clinic Care Network. It also addressed shortcomings involving the sterilization of medical devices used to harvest fat during plastic surgery.

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Sat.Apr 16, 2016 - Fri.Apr 22, 2016

Aetna Wins $37.4 Million Verdict In Case Against Fraudulent Overbillings and Payment of Kickbacks

FDA Issues Warnings About Research Participant Protections and Inadequate Sterilization of Medical Equipment to Mayo Clinic Care Network Hospital

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