Twenty-three hospitals filed a motion today in Detroit’s Federal District Court asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by the city of Pontiac against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, according to a Detroit Free Press report.…
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Here are 10 recent lawsuits or settlements involving hospitals, beginning with the most recent. 1. California Accuses Sutter Health of Overbilling More Than $100M for AnesthesiaCalifornia Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones filed to intervene in a whistleblower suit accusing Sacramento, Calif.-based…
Wheeling, W.Va.-based Ohio Valley Health Services and Education Corp. has reported earnings of $2.88 million in the first quarter compared to a loss of $803,000 in the same period in 2010, according to an Intelligencer report.
Rural hospitals face challenges involving limited finances and workforce under the implementation of the healthcare reform law, according to a new AHA Trendwatch report. These hospitals provide high-quality care while tackling the challenges due of their location, small size, limited…
As the Florida House and Senate put the final touches on bills that would convert Medicaid to HMOs, hospitals in the state are considering taking on insurance risk themselves rather than giving it to HMOs, according to a report in…
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Hospital prices increased 0.1 percent in March — 1.4 percent higher than a year ago, according to an AHA News report. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Indices for hospitals measures changes in actual or expected reimbursement received for services…
Community Health Systems’ stock fell Monday after the hospital system received a subpoena in connection with an investigation of possible improper claims submitted to Medicare and Medicaid, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report. The subpoena was sent from the Department…
Franklin, Tenn.-based Iasis Healthcare has announced plans to refinance existing debt by issuing $1.235 billion in new senior secured credit facilities and $935 million in senior unsecured notes, according to an IASIS news release.
Ground has been broken for the new $1.2 billion University Medical Center in New Orleans, a Louisiana State University teaching and research hospital, according to a FOX 8 report.
In response to a projected $10 million loss over the next year, Providence Hospital in Columbia, S.C., is taking several measures to cut costs, according to a WLTX news report.