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Nurse practitioner sues CVS, alleging religious discrimination
A nurse practitioner filed a lawsuit against CVS Health Jan. 11, alleging the company fired her for refusing to prescribe contraceptives and drugs that can induce abortion. -
3 recent self-disclosed fraud settlements involving hospitals
Three hospitals or health systems agreed to settle self-reported fraud claims in November and December, according to the HHS Office of Inspector General. -
7 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From two New Jersey-based health systems reaching a settlement in a yearslong dispute, to CommonSpirit Health being hit with a lawsuit over a ransomware attack, here are seven recent lawsuits and settlements involving hospitals Becker's has reported since Dec. 21: -
Iowa nurse practitioner assaulted 9 patients before he died, police say
Police said an Iowa certified nurse practitioner, who was found dead in the hospital where he worked, sexually assaulted nine patients, the Des Moines Register reported Jan. 10. -
2 women charged in assaults against Mayo Clinic workers
Two women have been charged in separate assaults against healthcare workers at a Mayo Clinic Health System hospital in Mankato, Minn., the Mankato Free Press reported Jan. 11. -
3 companies settle for $745K for misbranded migraine devices
Medical device distributor Jet Medical and two related companies agreed to pay $745,000 in a Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act infringement case involving migraine headache devices not approved by the FDA. -
Lab owner wanted for alleged Medicare cancer testing scam
Khalid Satary, the owner of several labs in Georgia, Oklahoma and Louisiana, is a wanted fugitive for alleged fraud involving unnecessary cancer genetic testing that resulted in billing Medicare for over $547 million, according to HHS' Office of Inspector General. -
Georgia physician to pay $1.85M to settle false claim allegations
Conyers, Ga., physician Aarti Pandya, MD, has agreed to pay $1.85 million to resolve allegations that she knowingly submitted false claims to Medicare. -
CarePoint and Alaris reach settlement, ending lengthy legal clash
Bayonne, N.J.-based CarePoint Health and Jersey City-based Alaris Health have reached a settlement, ending a legal argument that has spanned more than three years. -
Contractor worker falls to death at Massachusetts General Hospital
A man working as a contractor died Jan. 9 after falling from the roof of the main Massachusetts General Hospital campus building, according to CBS New Boston. -
Former Florida physician gets 20 years prison in 'largest-ever' case of its kind
Former Florida physician Michael Ligotti, DO, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in October in the Justice Department's largest addiction fraud treatment case ever, the department said Jan. 9. -
UMMS refused to perform gender-affirming surgery; federal court ruled discrimination
The Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical System scheduled a gender-affirming surgery for a transgender man, but canceled it the night before the procedure was set to take place. That was a violation of the Affordable Care Act, a federal court ruled Jan. 6. -
Appeals court upholds conviction of nursing home executive whose sentence Trump commuted
A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of a Florida nursing home owner who had his 20-year prison sentence commuted by former President Donald Trump, according to a Jan. 6 Law360 report. -
Drugstore to pay $275K for 46 missing bottles of cough syrup
A drugstore in Columbia, S.C., will settle for $275,000 to resolve allegations of recordkeeping and dispensing violations after 46 bottles of cough syrup were misplaced. -
Texas lab owners charged in $107M Medicare fraud scheme
Three men who owned and operated a Texas genetic testing laboratory have been charged in an alleged $107 million Medicare fraud scheme. -
South Carolina man sentenced to 7 years in prison for stealing providers' identities, Medicaid fraud
A South Carolina man was sentenced to over seven years in federal prison for stealing the identities of providers and Medicaid recipients and billing South Carolina Medicaid over $1 million in false claims. -
Arkansas cardiologist pays $900K to settle Medicare fraud allegations
A cardiologist from Hot Springs, Ark., has agreed to pay $900,000 to settle allegations he submitted claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary placement of cardiac stents. -
3 women charged in $71K health system payroll scam
Three women have been charged with third-degree theft and conspiracy to commit theft after plotting to steal more than $70,000 from Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System, NJ.com reported Jan. 5. -
New York physician gets 30 months in prison for Medicare fraud
New York gastroenterologist Morris Barnard, MD, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for healthcare fraud, the Justice Department said Jan. 5. -
Cardiologist pays $931K to settle lab test kickback allegations
Kentucky cardiologist Kishor Vora, MD, paid $931,500 to settle allegations he took kickbacks from a testing lab, the Justice Department said Jan. 4.
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