Imagine a pharmacy operation so brazen that it paid doctors millions in kickbacks to prescribe compound creams mixed in the backroom by untrained teenagers—then billed the government as much as $16,000 per tube.
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Why Bigger Hospitals May Actually Be More Fragile
In healthcare, size used to signal strength. Bigger meant more services, more specialists, more veritas. But what if all that bulk is actually a liability? Hospitals have gorged on acquisitions—buying up physician practices, merging with competitors, and adding layers of complexity. But when you stuff too much into a system, it doesn’t become more resilient—it…
Don’t Be the Next Headline: What a $405 Million Pharmacy Fraud Case Should Teach Physicians
Why doctors must prioritize compliance—and legal advice—before signing anything.
An Algorithmic Conspiracy? DOJ Weighs In on MultiPlan Case
As healthcare payers, tech platforms, and pricing vendors increasingly collaborate through sophisticated analytics, this case is a clear reminder: if you’re coordinating decisions that competitors used to make…
The Latest on H.R. 2191 Revising Stark’s Prohibitions on Physician Ownership of Hospitals
Here’s the latest on H.R. 2191, the legislation to amend the Stark Law in regard to physician investment in or ownership of hospitals.
Advanced Practice Providers Aren’t Necessarily the Grout For the Physician Gap
Supervisory requirements aren’t just administrative niceties; they’re the difference between compliant practice and a lawsuit waiting to happen.
Physician Ownership of Hospitals
New bill in Congress seeks to amend prohibitions on physician ownership of hospitals.
BOI: The Latest
On March 21, 2025, the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), the agency charged with enforcing the CTA, issued a new interim final rule removing the requirement for U.S. companies and U.S. persons to report beneficial ownership information under the Corporate Transparency Act.
Medical Group Growth Without Recruiting
It’s not news to you that there’s a huge shortage of physicians in many medical specialties, such as in anesthesiology and radiology. With the overall aging of the physician population, shortages in other medical specialties, including those that are office-based, will intensify.
The $4 Million Pee Test Scam: How One Lab Owner Flushed His Future
There are dumb crimes, and then there are crimes so dumb they come with a built-in paper trail leading straight to prison.