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Third Circuit upholds ACA contraception accommodations
PHILADELPHIA - The use of third party insurance providers to fulfill the contraceptive -
Infinite Care defrauded Medicaid out of $1 million, AG Kane says
HARRISBURG - State Attorney General Kathleen Kane alleged on Wednesday that Infinite Care, Inc. and its sister company, Infinite Care Special Needs, participated in a $1 million Medicaid scheme to fraudulently bill for services they didn't provide. -
Adderall maker agrees to $56 million settlement over false claims allegations
Pharmaceutical company Shire Pharmaceuticals LLC will pay $56.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act as a result of its marketing and promotion of several drugs, the U.S. Justice Department announced this week. -
Lehigh Valley woman paralyzed by flu vaccine receives $11.6 million settlement
A 20-year-old Lehigh Valley woman who walked into a doctor's office for a flu shot and left with a debilitating disease that rendered her paralyzed and unable to feed herself reached an $11.6 million settlement that will be paid over her lifetime to cover her medical expenses. -
Amedisys settles False Claims Act allegations with federal government for $150 million; six of seven suits were pending in Eastern District of Pa.
Louisiana-based home health services company Amedisys Inc. has agreed -
St. Mary Medical Center settles False Claims Act allegations with federal government for $2 million
The federal government announced this week that it has settled claims with -
Phila. judge confirmed by U.S. Senate is first-ever openly gay Hispanic female to sit on federal judiciary
Up until recently, Nitza Quinones Alejandro was likely unknown outside of the -
Obama nominates three area judges, including one from Phila., to federal bench in eastern Pa.
President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated three area judges, including a -
Pa. to receive half-million dollars from national drug co. settlement
The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office on Nov. 15 announced that the -
Visitor sues Chestnut Hill Hospital for injuries related to fall on improperly placed floor mat
A city woman who claims she became injured after tripping over a floor mat in a hospital room while she was visiting a patient on the premises has filed a slip-and-fall complaint against the healthcare agency in state court. -
Judge dismisses complaint against U.S. government brought by medical supply company, cites lack of jurisdiction
A federal judge in Philadelphia has granted a motion by the U.S. government to dismiss a complaint brought by a medical equipment supplier involving a contract dispute on the grounds that the court lacks jurisdiction over the matter. -
Pa. Chamber of Business and Industry files amicus brief in national healthcare case
The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry has become the 15th organization of its kind nationwide to officially challenge President Obama’s national healthcare law.