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On September 16, 2014, Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) issued a notice to Medicaid providers informing that “in the upcoming weeks the Agency will increase its efforts to ensure that providers are repaying overpayments”, while also reminding Medicaid providers of “their obligation to promptly refund moneys due to [AHCA], including any moneys received
Read MoreHalifax Hospital agreed Monday, March 3, 2014, to settle a whistleblower case for alleged Stark Law violations with the U.S. Justice Department in the amount of $85 million — an amount so large it is more than twice the previous recors for hospital systems accused of Medicare fraud. The Daytona Beach, Florida hospital is accused of
Read MoreOn January 7, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a law enforcement initiative to stop deceptive advertising claims to relating to weight- loss products, from food additives and skin cream to dietary supplements. Recognizing that Americans spend billions of dollars every year on supplements, foods and devices in hopes of improving their health and
Read MoreOn December 31, 2013 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to Star Scientific, Inc. covering two dietary supplement products bearing illegal drug claims and unapproved new dietary ingredients — Antabloc and CigRx The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned Star Scientific that the therapeutic claims made in association
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