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Ophthalmic surgical product distributor fined $487M
Precision Lens and its owner, Paul Ehlen, have been ordered to pay more than $487 million after a whistleblower lawsuit for Medicare fraud. -
California governor signs bill to allocate $150M to struggling, closed hospitals
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation creating a $150 million loan program for financially distressed hospitals into law May 15. -
Physician, pharmacist charged with manslaughter in 75-year-old man's death
A physician and pharmacist are facing manslaughter charges after the wrong medication dose led to an older patient's death in 2020, KFOR reported May 16. -
Illinois hospital pays $12.5M to settle whistleblower suit for alleged billing errors
Springfield, Ill.-based St. Elizabeth's Hospital has agreed to pay $12.5 million to settle allegations in a whistleblower suit that it committed billing errors resulting in an overpayment for services, according to the Justice Department. -
2 senators introduce legislation designed to protect rural hospitals
Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and James Lankford, R-Okla., introduced the Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act, which would change the Medicare designation of critical access hospital with the aim of keeping more rural hospitals open. -
Baltimore-area hospital ED evacuated after person displays weapon
Westminster, Md.-based Carroll Hospital activated its assailant protocol and evacuated the emergency department May 13, CBS News reported. -
ED physicians won't drop suit against Envision
A group of emergency medicine physicians is planning to continue a federal lawsuit against Envision Healthcare, even as the company files for bankruptcy, KFF Health News reported May 12. -
Pennsylvania clinic CEO charged in $10M Medicare fraud scheme
A Pennsylvania clinic executive has been charged with conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud for allegedly billing Medicare for $10 million worth of medically unnecessary urine drug tests. -
Oregon health system now facing multiple lawsuits
St. Charles Hospital in Bend, Ore., is facing a lawsuit filed May 9 by a former employee claiming that the health system repeatedly violated meal break policies and underpaid staff, according to court documents. -
Drug pricing, PBM regulation bills advance
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee advanced a bundle of bills May 11 aimed at lowering drug costs and regulating pharmacy benefit managers. -
Vaccine, mask mandates to be banned under Florida's new 'medical freedom' laws
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a package of "medical freedom" legislation into law May 11, including a law that prohibits businesses and government entities from requiring people to provide proof of vaccination or mandate they wear a mask to gain entry or access to services. -
Missouri hospital trumps wrongful death suit after jury trial
North Kansas City (Mo.) Hospital was cleared in a case involving a 51-year-old man who died of pancreatitis, Missouri Lawyers Media reported May 10. -
Family, California reach $24M settlement after man's death
The family of Edward Bronstein reached a $24 million settlement with the state of California, the California Highway Patrol and other parties, CNN reported May 11. -
Florida hospital settles ADA complaint with HHS
Bradenton, Fla.-based MCR Health settled with HHS after a woman who is deaf complained she was not given auxiliary aids or an interpreter when attending her husband's postsurgical medical appointment as his companion. -
Massachusetts hospital, physicians hit with $29M verdict after patient died from undiagnosed aneurysm
The family of a man who died of an undiagnosed and untreated aortic aneurysm and dissection in 2018 was awarded $29 million by a jury, Boston.com reported May 10. -
Hospital vendor sued for data breach affecting 1 million
After EHR supplier NextGen said a data breach compromised information of 1 million patients, four lawsuits were filed against the company, according to court documents. -
Kansas physician pleads guilty to $16M fraud scheme
A Kansas physician pleaded guilty to ordering $16 million worth of unnecessary genetic tests and orthotic braces for more than 3,000 patients in a telehealth fraud scheme. -
Nevada physicians worry malpractice bill could worsen shortage
Some physicians in Nevada are concerned proposed legislation to significantly increase the limit on damages a plaintiff can recover in malpractice suits would exacerbate the state's physician shortage if it became law, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported May 9. -
Contract worker arrested, accused of bringing gun to Mississippi hospital
A contract worker at Anderson Regional Medical Center was arrested May 8 after she allegedly brandished a handgun inside the Meridian, Miss.-based hospital, according to ABC affiliate WTOK. -
Nurse pleads guilty to replacing vials with saline while working at Wisconsin hospital
A former nurse at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Janesville, Wis., has pleaded guilty to tampering with vials of fentanyl while working at the facility in 2021, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Wisconsin said May 8.
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