• Florida nurse gets 20 years for $192M billing scam

    A Florida nurse practitioner faces 20 years in prison for a $192 million Medicare fraud scheme that left her ordering more cancer genetic tests than any other provider in the United States. 
  • 10 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements

    From Community Health Network agreeing to a $345 million settlement to resolve allegations dating to 2008, to Seattle Children's Hospital suing the Texas attorney general, here are 10 hospital lawsuits, settlements and legal developments Becker's has reported since Dec. 14.  
  • Pharmacy seeks class-action suit over UnitedHealth PBM fees

    An Iowa pharmacy filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group and its pharmacy benefit manager, accusing the company of "unconscionable" DIR fees. 
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  • Seattle Children's sues Texas attorney general

    Seattle Children's Hospital has filed a lawsuit against the Texas Office of the Attorney General after the agency requested documents related to gender transition policies and such care provided to Texas children, NBC affiliate KXAN reported Dec. 20.  
  • Nurses assaulted 50 minutes apart at Rhode Island hospital: Police

    Two nurses were assaulted in separate incidents Dec. 18 at Miriam Hospital in Providence, R.I., part of Lifespan, hospital and police confirmed to Becker's.
  • New York system board faces lawsuit over CEO's ouster

    Alexander Rovt, PhD, chair of the board of trustees of One Brooklyn Health, a financially struggling health system that runs three private hospitals in New York City, faces a lawsuit over a September board vote to oust the organization's CEO, Politico reported Dec. 20.
  • Marketing company operator pleads guilty in $127M fraud scheme

    The operator of a marketing company pleaded guilty to his role in a scheme that resulted in more than $127 million in fraudulent claims being submitted to healthcare benefit programs for durable medical equipment.  
  • Microsoft facing lawsuit over Kaiser website data

    On Dec. 19, a federal judge permitted a lawsuit to proceed with four claims against Microsoft and Qualtrics related to the two companies' acquisition of private health data from Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente patients. 
  • California hospital ex-owners sued for alleged mismanagement

    Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital's liquidation trustee Jeremy Rosenthal has reportedly filed a lawsuit against three executives of Halsen Healthcare, the company that formerly owned the hospital, accusing them of draining its funds for personal use, improper payments, negligent operations and more, the Santa Cruz Sentinel reported Dec. 19. 
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shuts down medical debt collector

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shut down Commonwealth Financial Systems for illegally trying to collect unverified medical debts after consumers disputed the validity of the debt.
  • The caveat in Florida's effort to beef up ER rules

    Florida lawmakers have proposed measures to redirect patients from hospital emergency departments as part of a healthcare package for 2024. The state's relationship to Medicaid is one influence on the possibility of added regulations. 
  • Scripps medical group to pay $6.9M to settle physician age discrimination allegations

    Scripps Clinical Medical Group in San Diego agreed to pay nearly $6.9 million to settle discrimination allegations over a mandatory retirement age for physicians, according to a Dec. 19 news release from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
  • Indiana system to pay $345M in case tied to physician pay

    Indianapolis-based Community Health Network has agreed to a $345 million settlement to resolve allegations that, dating back to 2008, it violated the False Claims Act and Stark law.
  • McKesson sues former exec

    McKesson Medical-Surgical filed suit against a former account executive, alleging he used confidential information to attract clients to his new employer, Arkansas Business reported Dec. 18. 
  • Pain clinic CEO gets prison for $10M fraud scheme

    A Pennsylvania pain clinic CEO was sentenced to 30 months in prison for her role in a scheme to defraud Medicare and HHS. 
  • Rhode Island hospital resolves patient complaint in $35K settlement

    Warwick, R.I.-based Kent Hospital, an affiliate of Care New England Health System, has agreed to a $35,000 settlement under the Americans with Disabilities Act following a patient complaint. 
  • John Muir, Tenet scrap hospital deal after FTC challenge

    Walnut Creek, Calif.-based John Muir Health is calling off its plans to acquire San Ramon (Calif.) Regional Medical Center from majority owner Tenet Healthcare. 
  • Steward faces false claims suit

    The U.S. Attorney's Office has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against Steward Health Care System and its subsidiaries, alleging violations of the physician self-referral law and submission of false claims to Medicare. 
  • FTC updates merger guidelines to 'reflect realities of the modern economy'

    The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice have unveiled their 2023 merger guidelines, which break down the agencies' factors and frameworks that are utilized when going over merger and acquisition approvals. 
  • Families accuse Brigham and Women's of losing infants' remains

    Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital is refuting claims that it improperly disposed of the remains of five infants, the Boston Herald reported Dec. 16.

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