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Lawmakers push IRS to probe nonprofit hospitals
Four senators sent a letter to the IRS and the Treasury inspector general for tax administration asking them to probe nonprofit hospitals' potential abuse of their tax-exempt status. -
Physician at Arkansas hospital faces 31 patient lawsuits
The number of lawsuits filed against former psychiatrist Brian Hyatt, MD, has grown to 31, 5 News Online reported Aug. 8. -
Maryland physician convicted in $15M fraud scheme
A federal jury convicted a Maryland physician on five counts of healthcare fraud for submitting more than $15 million in false claims to Medicare and a commercial insurer. -
North Carolina lab pays $1.9M to settle Medicaid fraud allegations
A North Carolina lab owner will pay $1.9 million to settle allegations his company overcharged Medicaid for unnecessary drug tests. -
Nurse sues hospital after equipment explosion leads to injury
A certified registered nurse anesthetist filed a lawsuit against Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare seeking lost wages and $15,000 in damages after a surgical machine allegedly exploded and injured him. -
Nurse pleads guilty to stealing drugs from hundreds of patients
A former Boston nurse pleaded guilty to stealing hundreds of doses of opioids from an emergency room locked drug cabinet in 2019. -
Former clinic CEO pleads guilty to defrauding Medi-Cal
The owner of a Whittier, Calif.-based medical clinic pleaded guilty to his role in a scheme that fraudulently billed Medi-Cal for $5 million in services that were never performed. -
HHS loses another No Surprises Act lawsuit
A Texas federal judge has sided with the Texas Medical Association for a third time in its series of legal challenges over the No Surprises Act, this time over a 600 percent hike in administrative fees when seeking dispute resolutions. -
Ochsner resident arrested after video camera found in staff bathroom
An Ochsner resident is facing 10 counts of video voyeurism after a camera was found inside a hospital bathroom, NBC affiliate WDSU reported Aug. 3. -
Judge limits scope of CarePoint Health ambulance service lawsuit
A New Jersey judge restricted the amount of damages Bayonne-based CarePoint Health can receive in a lawsuit over ambulance services, The Jersey Journal reported Aug. 3. -
Teva to pay hospitals $126M opioid settlement
Teva Pharmaceuticals, an Israel-based drug manufacturer, has agreed to pay U.S. hospitals up to $126 million to settle allegations that its marketing of opioids increased the hospitals' operating costs, according to financial documents published Aug. 2. -
Oncologist wins $39.5M in retaliation lawsuit
A jury awarded more than $39.5 million to an oncologist who accused UC San Diego of retaliation after a dispute over a $10 million donation, The Brunswick News reported Aug. 3. -
Ozempic, Mounjaro drugmakers sued over stomach paralysis claims
A Louisiana woman filed suit against Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly and accused the drug companies of failing to warn patients about the risk of a paralyzed stomach, or gastroparesis, with their popular Type 2 diabetes drugs. -
12 sentenced in $53M scheme to defraud Blue Cross Blue Shield
Twelve people were sentenced to prison time for participating in a $53 million scheme to defraud Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Justice Department said Aug. 1. -
Ambulance company owner sentenced to prison for fraud
An ambulance company owner was sentenced to 16 years in prison and ordered to pay $388,648 in restitution for his role in a Medicaid fraud scheme. -
12 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From HCA facing a discrimination lawsuit from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to St. Luke's Health System winning $52.5 million in a harassment case, here are 12 hospital lawsuits and settlements Becker's has reported since July 25: -
Ambulance company to pay $2.6M to resolve fraud allegations
MedStar Ambulance has agreed to pay $2.6 million to settle allegations it submitted false claims to Massachusetts' Medicaid program, MassHealth. -
Physicians sue to end implicit bias training requirement in California
Two physicians and a nonprofit group have filed a lawsuit against the Medical Board of California to stop it from enforcing a state requirement for physicians to study the role of implicit bias in health inequities as part of continuing medical education, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. -
Consumer advocates want more notice on Georgia hospital closures
Following Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System's abrupt closure of two Atlanta Medical Center facilities in late 2022, health systems in the state should in the future provide 180 days of notice of their intent to shutter, according to a consumer advocacy group in an Aug. 1 Northwest Georgia News report. -
Texas medical equipment company owner sentenced to 4 years in prison for $5M Medicare, Medicaid fraud
A Texas medical equipment company owner was convicted of a $5.1 million Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme.
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