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Mayo, Lifepoint sue Bristol Myers Squibb over cancer drug cost
Mayo Clinic and Lifepoint Health are suing Bristol Myers Squibb and its subsidiary, Celgene, alleging the companies inflated the price of the cancer drug Revlimid by paying other drugmakers to keep their generic versions off the market, the San Francisco Business Times reported Oct. 16. -
Catholic Health prevails in Medicare fraud case
Rockville Centre, N.Y.-based Catholic Health of Long Island will not have to defend allegations it fraudulently diverted a nursing home's service payments to another facility while certifying compliance, according to an Oct. 16 Bloomberg report. -
Dozens of patients have sued Yale after saline was swapped for fentanyl
New Haven, Conn.-based Yale University is facing mounting lawsuits from former patients who claim they underwent fertility procedures without receiving painkillers under the assumption that they would. -
Nurse pleads guilty to stealing medication from 50+ maternity patients
A former Iowa nurse pleaded guilty to stealing pain medication meant for more than 50 maternity patients and replacing it with saline, ABC affiliate KCRG reported Oct. 12. -
Georgia physician must pay $27M for alleged Medicare false claims
Charles Adams, MD, and his practice must pay more than $27 million for violating the False Claims Act, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia. -
$55.5M awarded to man who suffered brain damage at Chicago hospital
A Cook County, Ill., jury awarded $55.5 million to Shamond Butler, 20, a man who suffered brain injuries during his birth at the University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Oct. 12. -
Man accused of killing Detroit nurse pleads guilty
The man accused of kidnapping and killing a Detroit nurse pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Oct. 10, NBC affiliate WDIV reported. -
Kaiser Permanente reaches $200M settlement over behavioral health access
Kaiser Permanente has reached a $200 million settlement with the California Department of Managed Health Care to resolve deficiencies in its delivery and management of behavioral healthcare. -
EMT sentenced to 8 years following patient death
A former Georgia paramedic was sentenced to eight years in prison after a patient died in an ambulance crash, Fox affiliate WAGA reported Oct. 12. -
60 women sue former Brigham and Women's physician for sexual assault
More than 60 women filed a class-action lawsuit accusing a former Boston-based Brigham and Women's physician of sexual abuse, WBUR reported Oct. 11. -
Colorado system sues Defense Department over reimbursement changes
The Department of Defense is being sued by Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora over changes to insurance reimbursements, The Gazette reported Oct. 11. -
Physicians claim LA County allowed surgeon's brazen misconduct for years
Three physicians at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center have filed suit against owner Los Angeles County, alleging that the misconduct of one orthopedic surgeon was overlooked by management for years, NBC News reports. -
Nurse sues Washington payer for not covering Wegovy
A Washington hospital nurse filed suit against a state insurance agency after being denied coverage for Wegovy, a weight management drug, The New York Times reported Oct. 10. -
Former physician leader arrested amid fraud allegations, 40 patient lawsuits
Brian Hyatt, MD, the former leader of Arkansas' medical board, was arrested Oct. 9 for alleged Medicare fraud. Dr. Hyatt is also facing lawsuits from more than 40 former patients accusing him of holding them against their will when he ran the locked behavioral health unit at an Arkansas hospital, according to NBC News. -
Michigan nurse assistant charged with neglect after patient's death
A former Michigan certified nursing assistant has been charged with neglect and falsifying medical records after a patient's death. -
Man charged in nurse stabbings at New York hospital
A resident of Hudson Falls, N.Y., accused of stabbing two nurses at Saratoga Hospital is facing felony charges, CBS affiliate WRGB reported Oct. 8. -
Nurse pleads not guilty to tampering with anxiety meds
A Connecticut nurse pleaded not guilty to five counts of tampering with an anxiety medication meant for patients. -
New California legislation aims to protect healthcare workers from surgical smoke
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill into law that aims to protect healthcare workers from surgical smoke by mandating the development and adoption of enforceable workplace protections. -
California takes step to universal healthcare coverage
California Gov. Gavin Newsom approved legislation directing the state's HHS to outline requirements for a federal wage application focused on universal healthcare coverage in partnership with the federal government, according to an Oct. 7 report from CBS Bay Area. -
California lab owners plead guilty to $359M COVID test fraud scheme
A California woman pleaded guilty to her role in a $359 million scheme to bill public and private insurers for unnecessary COVID-19 tests.
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