New CMS Rule Introduces “Stay of Enrollment” Status for Medicare Providers

By: Christopher A. Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, Ma. A Health Law Defense and Compliance Firm On May 30, 2024, a new rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will go into...

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Innovasis Inc. and Executives Settle $12 Million False Claims Act Allegations

By: Christopher A. Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, Ma. A Health Law Defense and Compliance Firm Innovasis Inc., a spinal device manufacturer, and its senior executives, Brent Felix and Garth Felix, agreed...

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Boston Dental Practice and Manager Indicted for Medicaid Fraud and Unlicensed...

By: Christopher A. Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, Ma. A Health Law Defense and Compliance Firm The Attorney General's Office has indicted Fritz Gabriel, 69, of Milton, and Forest Hills Dental, managed by...

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Magellan Diagnostics Settles $42 Million for Concealing Lead Test Malfunction

By: Christopher A. Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, Ma. A Health Law Defense and Compliance Firm Magellan Diagnostics, Inc., a medical device company based in Billerica, Massachusetts, has agreed to pay $42...

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Kickbacks 101: Diagnostic Testing Facility Settles for $2.5 Million Over Kickback...

Balance Diagnostics USA, LLC, a diagnostic testing facility in Cedarhurst, New York, has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle False Claims Act allegations. The company admitted to paying kickbacks to physicians to secure patient referrals, violating...

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Cape Cod Hospital Settles for $24.3 Million Over False Claims Act...

By: Christopher A. Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCOc Parrella Health Law, Boston, Ma. A Health Law Defense and Compliance Firm Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Massachusetts, has agreed to a $24.3 million settlement to resolve...

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