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Kootenai Health antitrust investigation concludes
Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador has completed his investigation into potential breaches of Idaho's antitrust regulations involving Coeur d'Alene, Idaho-based Kootenai Health and Grangeville, Idaho-based Syringa Hospital and Clinics. -
DOJ moves to ease marijuana restrictions
The Justice Department on May 16 issued a proposed rule to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III controlled substance, emphasizing its currently accepted medical uses. -
Louisiana bill restricting physician noncompetes heads to governor's desk
Louisiana lawmakers have unanimously approved a bill restricting physician noncompete agreements. The legislation heads to Gov. Jeff Landry's desk to be vetoed or signed into law, nola.com reported May 15. -
Connecticut Hospital Association lawsuit alleges Prospect Medical owes $1.75M in dues, fees
The Connecticut Hospital Association filed a lawsuit against Prospect Medical Holdings May 14, claiming the 16-hospital system owes $1.75 million in unpaid membership dues and service fees, according to the Hartford Business Journal. -
Adena Health hit with False Claims lawsuit
A recently unsealed federal lawsuit is accusing Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Health System of performing unnecessary heart surgeries and filing false claims. -
Wisconsin health department declines to investigate HSHS, CEO after hospital closures
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services does not have the authority to open an investigation into Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System and its president and CEO Damond Boatwright after two of its Wisconsin hospitals, Chippewa Falls, Wis.-based St. Joseph's Hospital and Eau Claire, Wis.-based Sacred Heart Hospital closed March 22. -
Physician convicted for role in $6.3M Medicare fraud scheme
A Michigan physician was convicted of one count of healthcare fraud and five counts of false statements relating to healthcare matters for her role in a $6.3 million Medicare fraud scheme. -
1st state moves to criminalize non-prescribed abortion pills
A bill traveling through the Louisiana legislature is seeking to outlaw possession of unprescribed, FDA-approved abortion pills. If the bill passes, the state will be the first to classify medication abortion as controlled dangerous substances. -
Former Chicago hospital exec charged in $480K embezzlement scheme
A former executive at Loretto Hospital in Chicago faces federal charges alleging she helped embezzle nearly $500,000 from the facility amid the COVID-19 crisis, the Chicago Tribune reported May 13. -
Palomar Health free speech lawsuit dismissed
A free speech rights lawsuit filed against Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health was dismissed by a federal judge due to the case not having legal standing, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported May 13. -
HCA loses AdventHealth CON appeal
A North Carolina administrative judge has upheld the state's decision to award Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth a certificate of need to build a hospital with at least 67 beds in Buncombe County. -
Pharmacy exec sentenced to 10-15 years for role in 2012 meningitis outbreak
The former owner of a Massachusetts pharmacy was sentenced to 10-15 years in prison for his role in the fatal 2012 meningitis outbreak that stemmed from unsterile medications compounded at his lab. -
10 healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements
From UPMC settling a whistleblower lawsuit to MultiPlan facing multiple suits over alleged price-fixing, here are 10 lawsuits, settlements and legal developments Becker's has reported since April 29. -
Arizona attorney general launches investigation into Steward bankruptcy
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has launched an investigation into what led to Dallas-based Steward Health Care filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on May 6. -
UPMC to pay $38M to resolve overbilling allegations from 2012
Pittsburgh-based UPMC has agreed to pay $38 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit filed against the health system and 13 staff neurosurgeons in 2012, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. -
Physician sentenced to prison for $14M fraud scheme
A Kentucky physician was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a $14 million fraud and kickback scheme. -
Justice Department forms healthcare competition task force
The Justice Department formed a task force to study monopolies and anti-competitive behavior in healthcare. -
CHS sues MultiPlan
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems is the latest health system to sue MultiPlan over allegations the data analytics firm conspired with major payers to underpay providers by tens of billions annually. -
Former NBA player gets 40 months in prison for role in healthcare fraud scheme
Former NBA player Glen "Big Baby" Davis was sentenced to 40 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the league's healthcare plan out of $5 million, USA Today reported May 9. -
Complaint alleging California hospital chiefs overpaid own firms $23M rejected
The Fair Political Practices Commission has rejected a union's complaint that alleges Bakersfield, Calif.-based Kern County Hospital Authority overpaid its executives through their own private consulting firms.
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