Akram Boutros, MD, former CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth, has refiled his lawsuit against the health system and its board of trustees, alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and defamation.

Fresno, Calif.-based Community Health System filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging it misused $1 billion in tax dollars intended to serve low-income patients, Fresnoland reported Nov. 15.

Mid-Valley Hospital and Clinic in Omak, Wash., has agreed to pay a $15,000 penalty for violations of the Controlled Substances Act and to implement changes to its pharmacy and controlled substances policies.

Leaders from Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare and Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems are expecting less antitrust scrutiny under the incoming Trump administration's Federal Trade Commission. 

The owner of a Michigan home health company was sentenced to three years and five months in prison for his role in a $7.9 million Medicare fraud scheme.

A 63-year-old man was arrested in connection with the stabbing of his wife, who was a patient at Vallejo, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, Fox affiliate KTVU reported Nov. 18.

A medical school in Fort Worth, Texas, allegedly illegally disposed of bodies after they were used for training and research, according to a cease-and-desist letter obtained by NBC News. 

Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health System has agreed to pay $2.4 million to settle allegations it submitted improperly modified claims to Medicaid.  

A New York physician pleaded guilty  to receiving kickbacks in exchange for ordering medically unnecessary brain scans.

The Burbank Police Department in California has arrested a woman on suspicion of impersonating a registered nurse.

Pharmaceutical company QOL Medical and its CEO, Frederick Cooper, have agreed to pay $47 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by offering kickbacks to healthcare providers to induce prescriptions for their drug Sucraid. 

Tulare (Calif.) County Superior Court on Nov. 14 sentenced a former hospital CEO for public corruption crimes related to his time at Healthcare Conglomerate Associates.

A second pharmaceutical giant is suing the federal government over 340B program change denials this week.

As investigations deepen into financially troubled Dallas-based Steward Health Care, John Boehner, former U.S. House Speaker and Steward board member, testified Nov. 14 before a federal grand jury in Boston, The Boston Globe reported Nov. 14. 

The operators of four New York nursing homes agreed Nov. 14 to pay $45 million to settle allegations of mistreatment, neglect and fraud. 

Here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases that Becker's has reported since Oct. 30: 

The Justice Department opened a disability rights investigation into Michigan's state psychiatric hospitals.

A jury found that Boston Children's Hospital retaliated against a former employee by firing her after she sued for gender discrimination, The Boston Globe reported Nov. 11.

From the Justice Department suing UnitedHealth Group over a proposed acquisition to an Indiana health system accusing Humana of withholding reimbursements, here are 12 healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments that Becker's has reported since Nov. 6: 

Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth has agreed to pay $23 million to resolve alleged False Claims Act violations involving improperly coded emergency department claims billed to TRICARE and Medicare.