The Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice will co-host a second workshop in the series “Examining Health Care Competition” on February 24-25, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The workshop will look at recent developments related to health care provider organization and …
FTC Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Merger Study
January 9, 2015 Leave a Comment
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced today that it is seeking public comments on a proposed study of the effectiveness of the FTC’s orders in merger cases where it ordered a divestiture or other remedy. The proposed study would update a 1999 report issued by the FTC that evaluated consent orders …
Government Joins Lawsuit Against Florida Doctor Alleging Fraud and Kickbacks
January 5, 2015 Leave a Comment
In a move demonstrating the government’s continued aim to combat health care fraud through its Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT), the Department of Justice announced today that the government has intervened in two qui tam lawsuits against a Florida cardiologist, Dr. Asad Qamar, and …
FTC Approves Divestiture of Medical Center as Part of Acquisition Settlement
December 20, 2014 Leave a Comment
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved an application by Community Health Systems (CHS) to sell Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center and its associated assets in Hartsville, South Carolina to Capella Healthcare, Inc. The sale is one of two divestitures required by the FTC to settle allegations that …
Two Months After Indictment, Medicare Fraud Mastermind and Doctor Plead Guilty
December 18, 2014 Leave a Comment
Mark Morad, the man who cooked up a $56 million Medicare fraud scheme, and his accomplice doctor pled guilty yesterday in federal court in Louisiana to various health care fraud charges. According to a September 2014, indictment Mr. Morad directed a massive Medicare fraud scheme through multiple companies he …