The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Do you know what a "compromised physician" or "compromised health provider" is? It may not be what you think it is. This is a rarely seen term used to refer to physicians, health professionals and health facilities whose identities and billing numbers have been stolen and have been or are being used by crooks to falsely bill Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare and health insurance programs for services never r

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VW Health Care Law Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finalized a rule in March 2014 that required healthcare providers prescribing medication, where the prescription is paid for by a Medicare Part D plan, to enroll in Medicare as a prescriber. The enforcement date has been delayed several times and was slated to take effect on February 1, … Continue reading Another Delay in Implementation of the Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment Rule.

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The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On November 4, 2016, a federal judge sentenced Landon Eckles, a former manager at Warner Chilcott, to one year of probation and a $10,000 fine after he pled guilty to wrongful disclosure of protected health information (PHI). According to US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Carmen M.

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