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Legal & Regulatory Issues

Canada’s Department of Finance said that it will impose counter-tariffs on U.S. goods, effective Sept. 8, in response to President Donald Trump’s 50% tariff on $27.6 billion of Canadian goods that took effect Aug. 22. Here are five things to…

The Federal Trade Commission approved a final consent order Aug. 25 that resolves antitrust concerns tied to Ascension’s $3.9 billion acquisition of ASC operator Amsurg. The FTC voted 2-0 to approve the final order after a public comment period, according…

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The Department of Homeland Security is proposing a new $103,265 fee for H-1B petitions, just months after a federal judge struck down the Trump administration’s earlier attempt to impose a similar charge. The rule, published Aug. 25 in the Federal…

Tennessee-based in-home care provider Monogram Health has agreed to pay $2.4 million to settle allegations that it caused the submission of false diagnosis codes to boost Medicare Advantage payments.  From Jan. 1, 2021, through Dec. 31, 2023, Monogram allegedly knowingly…

A union health and welfare benefit fund filed a class action antitrust lawsuit Aug. 19 against Columbus-based OhioHealth, alleging the system’s contracts with insurers blocked lower-cost plan designs and inflated what payers paid for care, according to court documents accessed…

EmblemHealth issued New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System’s independent practice association a cease-and-desist letter regarding its decision to stop accepting new patients from some of the insurer’s government-backed plans. The insurer sent Vincent Tammaro, Mount Sinai’s executive vice president…

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