The Health Law Firm

JULY 22, 2016

By Carole C. Schriefer, R.N., J.D., The Health Law Firm On July 14, 2016, a Colorado federal judge partly dismissed allegations against several surgical centers in claims filed by insurance companies Aetna and UnitedHealthcare. The judge disagreed that the two surgical centers committed fraud by waiving patient fees or violated antitrust laws by sending hefty bills to the insurers.

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The Health Law Firm

JULY 20, 2016

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On July 7, 2016, the US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a lower court judgment and remanded to state court a qui tam action alleging certain medical laboratories defrauded Virginia’s Medicaid program. The whistle blower action was brought under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act (VFATA).

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The Health Law Firm

JULY 16, 2016

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law If you are a physician, dentist, nurse, psychologist, pharmacist, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, massage therapist or other licensed health professional whose license has been recently revoked or suspended, there may still be hope. As a matter of course, you would be required to immediately stop practicing or risk being prosecuted for unlicensed practice, which is a felony.

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