MORE ON: Dr. Prem Reddy

Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Excerpts from Reddy’s presentation to Texas doctors

February 6, 2013, 12:05 AM
On Jan. 2, Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, Texas, was bought by a nonprofit foundation associated with Prime Healthcare Services, a fast-growing California-based hospital chain that is under federal investigation for aggressive Medicare billings. Soon after, Dr. Prem Reddy, Prime’s... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

FBI questioning former Prime hospital coders

December 13, 2011, 12:05 AM
The FBI is interviewing witnesses about billing practices at Prime Healthcare Services, the hospital chain that has charged Medicare for treating elderly patients with rare medical conditions at far higher rates than other California hospitals. The FBI would neither confirm nor deny an... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Congressman calls on feds to examine Prime Healthcare's taxes

November 7, 2011, 12:05 AM
San Diego Congressman Bob Filner is asking federal officials to investigate Prime Healthcare Services for "possible systemic fraud," citing California Watch reports about the firm's Medicare billing and patient admission practices. Based on another California Watch story, Filner... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Hospital owner's charity may have avoided taxes

August 16, 2011, 1:22 AM
A foundation controlled by Dr. Prem Reddy, the driving force behind Southern California’s fast-growing Prime Healthcare Services hospital chain, may have avoided hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal taxes through a questionable charitable gift, tax experts said. Public records... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Hospital chain under investigation seeks to expand

July 11, 2011, 12:05 AM
The Prime Healthcare Services Foundation, the nonprofit arm of Prime Healthcare Services, is seeking judicial approval to buy Victor Valley Community Hospital in bankruptcy court tomorrow, a move that, if successful, might expand the reach of the controversial hospital chain. Prime added one... + read more
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