Healthcare Dive15d
Independent Health settles with Justice Department over alleged Medicare Advantage upcoding
The $100 million settlement is one of the larger recent sums agreed to by an MA payer accused of inflating its members’ ...
There’s a new medical group forming in CT. It promises an innovative twist on patient primary care.
The medical group is forming at a time when independent physician practices — particularly primary care — are being snapped ...
pharmaphorum4d
Delivering valuable independent medical education programmes
In these times of turmoil there are some reassuring constants when it comes to independent medical education (IME), which continues to be appreciated by healthcare professionals (HCPs) for ...
Democrat and Chronicle26d
Western New York Medicare provider to pay up to $98 million in fraud scheme
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Dec. 20 that Independent Health Corporation, a Buffalo-based insurance provider, violated the False Claims Act when it searched medical records and ...
WIVB-TV29d
Independent Health to pay up to $98 million for alleged fraud
The U.S. Attorney’s Office alleged that Independent Health created a subsidiary to retrospectively search medical records and contact doctors in order to generate higher-risk scores for Medicare ...
Becker's ASC5d
Where independent ASCs stand in 2025
Physicians and medical groups have expressed concern over the decrease in reimbursements, sharing that year-over-year decreases are proving unsustainable for many. "It's forcing independent ASCs to be ...