M&A Roundup: Ascension to Acquire Wheaton Franciscan Health, Walgreens Buying Rite Aid

http://healthleadersmedia.com/page-1/HEP-322245/MA-Roundup-Ascension-to-Acquire-Wheaton-Franciscan-Health-Walgreens-Buying-Rite-Aid

"As you know we've made a lot of acquisitions lately, and the last one we made seems to have resulted in us buying ourselves."

The Wheaton acquisition strengthens Ascension’s market share in Wisconsin. Meanwhile, federal antitrust scrutiny of the Walgreens-Rite Aid combination is likely to come down to a city-by-city review.

Aetna and Humana shareholders approve $37 billion merger

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/aetna-and-humana-shareholders-approve-37-billion-merger?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRovuKnPZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ATMNkMa%2BTFAwTG5toziV8R7nHLs161sIQWRjg

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Deal approved in separate shareholder meetings Monday.

Warner Chilcott to pay $125 million over kickback scheme, former drug company officials indicted

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/warner-chilcott-pay-125-million-over-kickback-scheme-former-drug-company-officials-indicted?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRovuKnPZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ATMNkMa%2BTFAwTG5toziV8R7nHLs161sIQWRjg

Whistleblowers net $22.9 million for exposing drug company’s fraud.

DOJ reaches $250M settlement with 457 hospitals to resolve Medicare billing dispute

http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/doj-reaches-250m-settlement-with-457-hospitals-to-resolve-medicare-billing/408340/

Dollars

Feds, states turning to predictive analytics to prevent fraud

http://www.fiercehealthpayer.com/antifraud/story/feds-states-turning-predictive-analytics-prevent-fraud/2015-10-19?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

Cystall Ball

OIG: Data helps federal authorities keep pace with evolving fraud schemes

The ‘halo over nonprofits’ is gone and 3 other takeaways from recent Stark Law settlements

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regulatory-issues/the-halo-over-nonprofits-is-gone-and-3-other-takeaways-from-recent-stark-law-settlements.html

Money and Scale

504 hospitals hit with whistle-blower lawsuit alleging false claims violations

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regulatory-issues/504-hospitals-hit-with-whistle-blower-lawsuit-alleging-false-claims-violations.html

Whistleblower

Why California Put the Brakes on a Hospital Merger — and What it Means

http://www.californiahealthline.org/road-to-reform/2015/why-california-put-the-brakes-on-a-hospital-and-what-it-means

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Anatomy of a fraud bust: Collaboration creates efficiency

http://www.fiercehealthpayer.com/antifraud/story/anatomy-fraud-bust-collaboration-creates-efficiency/2015-09-29?page=full

FBI Healthcare Fraud

A Detroit FBI agent explains how large, multi-person fraud schemes unravel

Adventist Health System to pay $115 million to settle suit over false claims

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/adventist-health-system-pay-115-million-settle-suit-over-false-claims?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRouv6TIZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ITcBkI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQ7LHMbpszbgPUhM%3D

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The settlement is one of the largest of its kind, representing a continued crackdown by federal authorities.