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On Oct. 21, a federal judge dismissed all claims against former leaders of Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health in a lawsuit…
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The California Association of Nurse Anesthesiology has sued the California Department of Public Health and the Office of Administrative Law. The suit alleges that state regulations improperly bar certified registered nurse anesthetists from serving on hospital medical staff. CANA filed…
A federal judge in June dismissed several claims in a lawsuit brought by four physicians against former leaders of Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health and canceled the jury trial that had been scheduled for late 2026. The physicians have since filed…
The White House is withholding another $1.2 billion in federal Medicaid payments to California, citing growth in the state’s personal care services spending. CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, made the announcement Oct. 20 in the Oval Office on behalf of…
A former New Hampshire physiatrist and onetime hospital chief medical officer has been sentenced to 12 months and a day in federal prison for signing hundreds of medically unnecessary orders for braces without ever examining patients, according to an Oct.…
The midterm election is right around the corner, and healthcare costs are a top issue on the ballot, tied with gas prices, according to a KFF poll published Oct. 6. With major races taking place across the country this fall,…
Voters in several states will weigh in on healthcare-related ballot measures Nov. 3, including proposals tied to Medicaid funding, clinic spending and abortion access. Here are eight healthcare-related ballot measures to know: Medicaid, funding and access 1. South Dakota, Amendment…
CMS is pitching new guardrails for pharmacy benefit managers and Medicare Advantage plans under a proposed rule released Oct. 16. The proposed rule would implement sections of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026. Comments are due Dec. 15. Here are…
Hospitals and health systems that uncover potential criminal fraud within their organizations now have one place to report it and still receive credit from two federal agencies. The Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division and HHS’ Office of Inspector General…
The owner of healthcare software company HealthSplash was sentenced to 19 years in prison for his role in a scheme that prosecutors said fraudulently billed Medicare and other federal healthcare programs more than $1 billion for medically unnecessary equipment. Brett…
New Brunswick, N.J.-based Saint Peter’s Healthcare System has filed a lawsuit alleging West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health and former board member Maureen Cernadas, MD, conspired to divert the system’s OB-GYN business. Six things to know: 1. The lawsuit was filed…