The National Football League Management Council wants $56,152 in attorneys’ fees from a former linebacker who recently dropped his lawsuit accusing the league of shortchanging disability payments, according to court papers filed in the Southern District of New York.
The federal government and North Carolina are entitled to $35 million for a medical supply company employee’s hundreds of false statements and false claims submitted to Medicaid and Medicare, a North Carolina federal judge said.
Some 6,000 hospitals nationwide must disclose their standard charges for 300 services such as hip replacements and tonsillectomies in an easy-to-read format as part of a rule announced Nov. 15.
Hospitals, which are responsible for the biggest share of U.S. health-care spending, are taking to heart that they need to reduce their costs. But few have met even their own modest cost-cutting goals, facing hurdles including high labor costs and a big need for capital to fund strategic initiatives.
Hospitals, which are responsible for the biggest share of U.S. health-care spending, are beginning to wake up to the reality that they need to reduce their costs. But few have met even their own modest goals for doing that.