Walgreens, Walmart Pharmacy, CVS and Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company - one of these things is not like the other. Billionaire and Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban recently unveiled his latest venture, an enterprise within the healthcare industry. The move leaves many...
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EKRA prosecutions in 2020: 3 lessons for lab managers
The fact that the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecuted 3 EKRA cases in 2020 shows that the feds are serious about this law. As such, lab owners are wise to take steps to better ensure compliance. One important step: learning from past mistakes. This...
Key reason EKRA poses unique risk for labs
Congress enacted the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA) in 2018 as part of an overall push to address the opioid crisis. Lawmakers intended this law to provide authorities with the ability to hold medical professionals accountable who received kickbacks in...
Is this the dawn of a new value-based care era?
One can argue that value-based care is clearly in the patient’s best interest. Such arrangements allow for the patient to receive care from multiple specialists and reduce the financial burden that may come with visiting more than one physician. However, lawmakers...
HHS’ price transparency rule: Could it come at a worse time?
The United States Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) hospital price transparency rule went into effect January 1, 2021. Lawmakers intend the rule to help better ensure Americans have clear information about the cost of hospital items and services before...
How did a surgeon beat 2 malpractice claims?
Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for medical professionals to face claims of malpractice. In a recent case, a spine surgeon was able to defeat not one, but two claims of medical malpractice. In these cases, the patients claimed the physician encouraged medically...
Doctor takes on Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, and wins
The medical profession is a noble one, one that many go into with the intention of helping patients. As such, physicians who find themselves in a medical practice that does not meet patients’ needs or otherwise does a disservice to the community may find themselves...
2 important lessons from recent health care fraud case
A recent investigation by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s New York Field Office has resulted in criminal charges against two New Yorkers who allegedly posed as pharmacy owners as part of a scheme to take...
Will telehealth expansions continue through 21?
The United States Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced it will expand coverage for many telehealth services that received coverage as a result of the Public Health Emergency (PHE). This PHE was issued by the federal government in response...
FBI agents arrest NY doc, charge with narcotics violation
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents recently arrested a New York City doctor based on allegations the physician illegally prescribed over 1 million oxycodone pills. According to the indictment, the accused physician wrote thousands of medically unnecessary...

