Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare, its foundation, CEO Prem Reddy, MD, and several executives have sued National Nurses United and its affiliate, the California Nurses Association, alleging harassment, defamation and invasion of privacy, according to a complaint filed Oct. 5 in…
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Texas Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into UnitedHealth Group. An Oct. 5 news release said the investigation resulted from allegations of “deceptive and unlawful practices” that could have denied Texans medically necessary care.…
Providence and MultiCare Health System have agreed to pay a combined $155.5 million to settle two class-action lawsuits brought by former patients of Jason Dreyer, DO, a neurosurgeon accused of performing unnecessary spine surgeries to boost his productivity, according to…
The Department of Justice’s National Fraud Enforcement Division is directing prosecutors to prioritize healthcare fraud schemes in corporate investigations, according to an Oct. 1 memo from Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald. Seven things healthcare leaders should know: 1. Healthcare is…
One person died and two people were injured after a vehicle struck a building and a gas line on the campus of Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital in Boston on Oct. 1, according to the Boston Police Department and NBC…
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A coalition of more than 2,500 physicians is calling on the Senate to reject the nomination of Heidi Overton, MD, to lead the FDA, citing concerns about her record on vaccines and abortion. The Sept. 30 letter, organized by the…
Changes to Medicaid eligibility and financing, Connecticut’s certificate-of-need overhaul and Maryland’s new hospital staffing framework are among the healthcare-related laws set to take effect Oct. 1. Here are seven federal and state-specific laws to know: Federal 1. Medicaid eligibility narrows…
President Donald Trump’s plan to rescind $810 million in federal funds does not permit the administration to withhold the money beyond fiscal 2026, according to the Government Accountability Office. In a Sept. 29 letter to congressional leaders, GAO General Counsel…
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued Mercy Health, alleging the system fired a Jewish orthopedic surgeon in Youngstown, Ohio, because of his religion and race. The lawsuit names Mercy Health Physicians Youngstown and its parent, Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy…
A New York judge has ruled that former Nassau University Medical Center President and CEO Megan Ryan can proceed with her claim that the East Meadow, N.Y.-based hospital’s parent company breached her employment agreement. The judge dismissed most of her…