An employee of the Medical University of South Carolina died Sept. 30 in one of the system's Charleston hospital facilities, prompting a multiagency investigation. 

A Maryland anesthesiologist and her spouse, a major in the U.S. Army and a physician, were charged by indictment for allegedly providing confidential health information to an undercover FBI agent to assist Russia related to the conflict in Ukraine, the Justice Department announced Sept. 29.   

Two Illinois home healthcare company owners were sentenced to prison for their roles in a $6.7 million Medicare fraud scheme. 

Months after a fox bit him on Capitol Hill, Rep. Ami Bera, MD, of California introduced legislation aimed at lowering the cost of post-exposure prophylaxis rabies shots for uninsured Americans. 

Husband and wife executives at a Springfield, Mo.-based healthcare charity pleaded guilty to their roles in a scheme that involved embezzlement and bribes paid to multiple elected public officials in Arkansas. 

The president of a North Canton, Ohio-based radiology company was sentenced to 15 years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $2 million in restitution to Medicare, Medicaid and two Medicaid managed care organizations for a billing fraud scheme. 

A former Kentucky nurse accused of killing a patient will go to trial June 12, 2023, Lexington Herald Leader reported Sept. 30.

CMS regulators are reviewing the results of an investigation into potential violations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act at Wilson (N.C.) Medical Center, part of the Duke LifePoint network, The News & Observer reported September 30. 

U.S. Senator Patty Murray of Washington is seeking answers from Renton, Wash.-based Providence's CEO following a Sept. 24 New York Times report detailing the system's alleged debt collection practices. 

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery filed a lawsuit against HHS for allegedly reducing the hospital's COVID-19 relief funds by $51.2 million, Bloomberg Law reported Sept. 27. 

Three family members were sentenced for their role in an $87 million Medicaid in Pennsylvania, the Post-Gazette reported Sept. 28. 

Three of the largest health systems in Oregon have sued the state over failure to provide adequate care for mentally ill patients, according to a Sept. 28 report from The Oregonian/Oregon Live. 

A community foundation filed a petition Sept. 28 to block Prospect Medical Holdings from closing Delaware County Memorial Hospital, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. 

AARP Foundation and co-counsel attorneys filed a lawsuit against the Alden Group, one of the largest healthcare providers for older adults in Illinois, Sept. 27 for alleged "chronic and intentional understaffing" at its facilities. 

A Missouri woman has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison and ordered to repay $2.5 million for fraudulently enrolling her business in Missouri Medicaid and billing the agency for services never provided, the Justice Department said Sept. 27. 

A Chicago federal judge has allowed an antitrust lawsuit to move forward against DaVita, Tenet Healthcare and UnitedHealth Group affiliates, according to Bloomberg Law. 

A Philadelphia-based healthcare staffing company will pay $9.3 million in back wages and liquidated damages for 1,756 employees to resolve allegations it misclassified workers and willfully denied their overtime pay, the Labor Department announced Sept. 27.

Healthcare providers are "putting their eggs in one basket," in hopes of challenging the No Surprises Act's dispute resolution process, Bloomberg Law reported Sept. 27. 

Sioux City, Iowa-based MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center was cited for failing to develop and implement a system to track staff's COVID-19 vaccinations and exemptions, according to Iowa Department of Inspection and Appeals obtained by the Sioux City Journal. 

Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health System has agreed to pay $2.9 million to settle allegations it overbilled Medicaid between January 2017 and March 2021.