The Supreme Court has upheld Arkansas' 340B drug pricing law, rejecting a legal challenge from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America against the state's regulation. 

A medical biller was sentenced to five years of probation for stealing more than $1.1 million that was intended to be paid directly to three surgeons who provided medical care to injured workers under the New York State Workers’ Compensation Law.

A group opposing Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Health System's planned acquisition of Hopkinsville, Ky.-based Jennie Stuart Health has filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction to halt the transaction, the Hoptown Chronicle reported Dec. 9. 

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health is the latest system to face a class action lawsuit over allegations that it allowed Facebook's third-party tracking technology to access private patient information, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Dec. 9.

A breast surgeon at Summa Health in Akron, Ohio, has filed a lawsuit against the health system, alleging its potential sale to General Catalyst could jeopardize her eligibility for federal student loan forgiveness, according to a Signal Akron report.

A Florida telemarketer was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare out of $67 million by billing for medically unnecessary genetic testing.

A federal judge in the Northern District of Texas has ruled that the FDA must release key documents related to the emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine, according to court documents obtained by Becker's. 

After being accused of ignoring several "red flags" before dispensing controlled substances, a federal court ordered Elk Pharmacy in Elkin, N.C., to pay $500,000. 

Local law enforcement officials are investigating Santa Clara (Calif.) Valley Healthcare after finding evidence that its hospitals have been illegally dumping biohazardous waste including human tissue, vials of prescription drugs and unredacted documents containing patient data. 

A Florida federal judge sentenced four people for their roles in a $54.3 million Medicare fraud scheme that involved paying kickbacks and bribes to telemarketers and telemedicine providers to secure orders for medically unnecessary prescriptions. 

A former director of medical staff services at Utica, N.Y.-based Mohawk Valley Health System is suing the system, claiming her termination was retaliation for whistleblowing, the Observer-Dispatch reported Dec. 6.

From a judge dismissing a class-action lawsuit against CommonSpirit to a former employee suing Lurie Children's for alleged retaliation, here are 10 healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments that Becker's has reported since Nov. 25:

The Regents of the University of California, the governing board that oversees the University of California system, has reached a $15 million settlement in a lawsuit alleging medical battery and negligence that was brought forth by a patient's family after the patient was injected mistakenly with a chemical substance instead of local anesthesia.

Healthcare staffing companies in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania will pay 341 employees more than $2.4 million in back wages and liquidated damages, according to a recently filed consent judgment and order. 

Here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases that Becker's has reported since Nov. 15: 

For the first time, the Supreme Court will hear arguments about whether states can ban gender-affirming care for youths. 

In late November, CMS revised guidance for surveyors and healthcare providers regarding immediate jeopardy — the most serious type of warning for noncompliance deficiencies that place organizations at risk of losing federal funding. 

Two Fresno, Calif., physicians agreed to collectively pay more than $2.4 million to settle allegations that they solicited and received kickbacks in exchange for directing prescriptions to a group of mail-order pharmacies.

A federal court sentenced the owner of a Texas medical supply company to 60 months in prison after she pleaded guilty to a healthcare fraud scheme, the Justice Department said Dec. 2. 

As several pharmaceutical companies challenge their role in the 340B drug pricing program, Bristol Myers Squibb filed a lawsuit Nov. 26 against the HHS agency that oversees the federal program.