Attorneys, Health Care Officials Face Nearly $80M RICO Suit Over Allegedly Fabricated Spreadsheet
Elevance Health, along with attorneys from Robins Kaplan, allegedly used a falsified health care billing spreadsheet to ...
New rule will remove unpaid medical bills from credit reports, increasing access to loans
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized the rule Tuesday, though President-elect Donald Trump has proposed sweeping changes and limits to the CFPB’s regulatory reach.
About 15 Million People Will Likely Have Better Credit Scores Under This New Rule
The government's consumer watchdog agency has finalized a rule banning medical debt from credit reports in a move that could ...
HHS Reaches $80,000 Settlement With Elgon in Ransomware Probe
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights announced an $80,000 settlement with Elgon Information Systems, a Massachusetts company that provides electronic medical record and ...
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Whitefish doctor sentenced to 6 months for wire fraud
Ronald D. Dean pleaded guilty in July 2024 to one count of wire fraud for submitting an alleged $39 million in phony billing ...
Medical Debt Struck From Credit Reports in Final CFPB Rule (1)
Most medical debt will be scrapped from consumer credit reports under a final US rule implementing a Biden administration ...
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STATEMENT: New rule to remove medical debt from some credit reports
WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized on Tuesday a rule that would eliminate medical debt from most credit reports. Under the new rule, when a lender asks a credit ...
New Biden rule would remove medical debt from millions of credit reports
The Biden Administration announced an initiative Tuesday to remove an estimated $49 billion in medical debt from credit reports.
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Patient message billing cut provider workload, but not ED visits: Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic study finds charging for patient messages reduces physician load without affecting patient volume. E-visit billing implemented in 2023, with 8.8% ...
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Community Health Network pays another $135M in whistleblower suit
Community Health Network already agreed to pay $345 million to settle part of the whistleblower suit in late 2023.