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Feds secure $372M from lab testing scheme that targeted Medicare
The Justice Department has obtained $372 million in judgments against Kentucky businessman Rajen Shah and his companies for a laboratory testing scheme that targeted Medicare. -
FTC accuses Amazon of 'monopolistic practices' in lawsuit
The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against Amazon alleging that the online commerce giant engages in unfair monopolistic practices. -
Kentucky physician, nurse convicted in drug scheme
A Kentucky physician and nurse were convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to illicitly prescribe controlled substances and other related offenses to distributing controlled substances. -
Medical equipment provider to pay $12M in fraud scheme
A medical equipment provider was ordered to pay $12 million in damages and penalties after being found liable in a Medicare fraud scheme. -
How 4 FTC moves could affect hospitals
The Federal Trade Commission's noncompete ban, which was set to take effect Sept. 4, has been partially blocked while a federal court considers if the agency has authority to issue the ban. The FTC also has proposed changes to premerger notifications, withdrew two antitrust policy statements related to enforcement in healthcare markets and made changes to healthcare breach reporting. Here are four recent FTC moves and how they could affect hospitals and health systems: -
Missouri AG sues healthcare provider over gender-affirming care
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is accusing a St. Louis-based healthcare provider of violating state consumer protection law by giving puberty blockers to minors without a comprehensive mental health assessment. -
New York physician to pay $1.3M to settle overbilling allegations
A New York City physician agreed to pay $1.3 million to settle allegations he overbilled Medicare for services provided to nursing home residents. -
Fired MetroHealth CEO wants successor to testify in defamation case
Akram Boutros, MD, former CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth, is seeking a court order to have his successor sit for a disposition, according to Cuyahoga County Court records. -
Walgreens sued over eye drops
A Florida woman is seeking monetary damages and a class-action lawsuit after buying unapproved eye drops from Walgreens, according to court documents filed Sept. 20. -
Federal bureau unveils proposals to remove medical debt from credit reports
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau on Sept. 21 outlined proposals aiming to end "coercive debt collection tactics, clean up inaccurate data, and improve credit score predictiveness." -
American Physician Partners claim No Surprises Act sped up bankruptcy
American Physician Partners' descent into bankruptcy was expedited in part by the "problematic" implementation of the No Surprises Act, its chief restructuring officer said in a Sept. 19 court filing. -
Surgeon wins $3.2M verdict after falling in hospital OR
A jury has awarded John Alonge, DDS, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, a $3.2 million verdict after he slipped and fell in an operating room at Saint Vincent Hospital in Erie, Pa., the Erie Times-News reported Sept. 18. -
Connecticut hospital settles class action for allegedly reusing insulin pens
Griffin Hospital in Derby, Conn., has settled a class action lawsuit nine years after they warned patients they could have a blood-borne disease as a result of hospital employees who reused insulin injection pens, CTPost reported Sept. 22. -
Nurse practitioner convicted in $200M fraud scheme
A Florida nurse practitioner was convicted Sept. 20 in a $200 million Medicare fraud scheme. -
FTC sues US Anesthesia Partners, PE firm for alleged anticompetitive scheme
In a lawsuit filed Sept. 21 against U.S. Anesthesia Partners and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, a private equity firm, the Federal Trade Commission alleges that the two companies executed an anticompetitive scheme to consolidate anesthesiology practices in Texas, drive up the price of services and boost their profits. -
CMS says more No Surprises Act processes can resume following pause
CMS on Sept. 21 directed certified independent dispute resolution entities to resume processing all single and bundled No Surprises Act disputes submitted on or before Aug. 3. -
Sutter Health faces possible $519M payout in alleged double billing case
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health may be liable for up to $519 million in a case involving alleged double billing and unnecessarily expensive post-op treatment, a Sept. 20 Law360 report said. -
Inmate being treated at Mercy hospital escapes custody: Police
St. Louis County Police Department officers are looking for a patient who escaped custody while receiving treatment at St. Louis-based Mercy Hospital South, Fox2 reported Sept. 20. -
Man on trial for Virginia hospital shooting claims self defense
A former VCU Health employee charged in the fatal shooting of a colleague is claiming self defense, ABC affiliate WRIC reported Sept. 20. -
Eli Lilly sues spas, clinics over Mounjaro copycats
Eli Lilly filed lawsuits across seven states alleging various spas, clinics and compounding pharmacies are illegally selling versions of its Type 2 diabetes drug Mounjaro, according to court documents.
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