Physician Payments

The High Cost of Paying Physicians for Referrals: Tuomey Healthcare System Faces Penalties of up to $357 Million

by Ari H. Gerstin, Elizabeth F. Hodge | Akerman Senterfitt on 5/17/2013

On May 8, 2013, a jury sitting in the U.S. District Court for South Carolina found that Tuomey Healthcare System, Inc. violated the Stark Law and the False Claims Act (FCA) by illegally paying referring physicians. The jury...more

Jury Ruled in Tuomey Healthcare Retrial that the Hospital Violated the Stark Law and False Claims Act

by King & Spalding on 5/17/2013

On May 8, 2013, a jury concluded that Tuomey Healthcare System, Inc. (Tuomey), a community hospital in Sumter, S.C., violated the Stark law for allegedly improper compensation arrangements in 2005 between the hospital and 19...more

Sixth Circuit Holds Physician Supervision and Enrollment Issues Are Not Conditions of Payment for Purposes of FCA Liability

by Darby C. Allen, B. Scott McBride | BakerHostetler on 4/23/2013

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a decision overturning an $11.1 million False Claims Act (FCA) verdict against MedQuest Associates, Inc. (MedQuest) for submitting claims to Medicare in violation of the...more

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The High Cost of Paying Physicians for Referrals: Tuomey Healthcare System Faces Penalties of up to $357 Million

Jury Ruled in Tuomey Healthcare Retrial that the Hospital Violated the Stark Law and False Claims Act

Sixth Circuit Holds Physician Supervision and Enrollment Issues Are Not Conditions of Payment for Purposes of FCA Liability

Significant Proposed Changes for Federal Health Care Programs in President’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Plan

CMS Creates "Open Payments" Website For Reporting Under The Physician Payment Sunshine Act

Health Reform + Related Health Policy News Update - April 2013

CMS Officially Launches National Physician Payment Transparency Program Website

ProPublica's "Dollars for Docs": Will The Physician Payments Sunshine Provisions Clear The Haze?

MedPAC Release Payment Reduction Proposals

Physician Payment Sunshine Rule is Finalized

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