MedStar Health, a Maryland-based health system, agreed to pay $35 million to settle allegations that it paid kickbacks to a cardiology group for referrals and that it received inappropriate Medicare payments for medically unnecessary cardiac stents.
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This week in Medicare updates—3/27/2019
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This week’s Medicare updates include a transmittal on billing for hospital Part B inpatient services, a quarterly update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule database, the April 2019 update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System, and more! 
Maryland health system pays $35 million to settle alleged Anti-Kickback Act, False Claims Act violations
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
MedStar Health, a Maryland-based health system, agreed to pay $35 million to settle allegations that it paid kickbacks to a cardiology group for referrals and that it received inappropriate Medicare payments for medically unnecessary cardiac stents.
 

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