A judge in Chicago upheld a government lawsuit against IPC The Hospitalist, a firm that employs physicians and acute-care specialists in 27 states, Bloomberg reports.
The lawsuit, first filed in 2009, alleges the company insisted doctors charge for more expensive procedures than were necessary. U.S. district judge Joan Lefkow also dismissed claims against 29 IPC affiliates.
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Tim Casey joined TriMed Media Group in 2015 as Executive Editor. For the previous four years, he worked as an editor and writer for HMP Communications, primarily focused on covering managed care issues and reporting from medical and health care conferences. He was also a staff reporter at the Sacramento Bee for more than four years covering professional, college and high school sports. He earned his undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Notre Dame and his MBA degree from Georgetown University.