ARLINGTON, Va., March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New pain medicine and prescription laws in Florida, along with the state's Patient Self-Referral Act, can lead to steep

Physician referral rates in the United States doubled between 1999 and 2009, a new study finds, an increase that likely contributes to the rising costs of health care.

WASHINGTON, March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rush University Medical Center has agreed to pay $1,547,200 plus interest to resolve allegations that the facility violated the False Claims Act, the Justice Department announced today.

Medicare Restricts Consignment Closet Arrangements Between Suppliers of Durable Medical Equipment and Physician Offices By William B. Eck and Daniel B. Brown, Greenberg Traurig LLP WASHINGTON, Aug.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa has agreed to pay the United States $4.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, the Department of Justice announced today.