1. Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health reached an agreement to settle a class-action lawsuit that alleged the health system used its market power to charge supracompetitive rates to major insurers, which resulted in higher premiums for members.
2. A proposed class-action lawsuit accuses 11 hospitals, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and a matching service of attempting to suppress wages for pharmacy residents.
3. A New York appellate court judge issued a new temporary stay halting New York City-based Mount Sinai from closing its Beth Israel hospital — a move that comes just days after the health system set a new closure date.
4. Aetna and Optum agreed to settle a nearly decade-long class action lawsuit that accused the companies of improperly charging administrative fees as medical expenses.
5. Stockton, Calif.-based Dameron Hospital agreed to a $650,000 settlement for a class-action lawsuit over a 2023 cyberattack.
6. Walgreens agreed to pay $595 million to settle a legal dispute with Everly Health Solutions, formerly known as PNWHealth, over COVID-19 testing services.
7. Members of Los Angeles-based Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center’s medical staff filed a lawsuit against the hospital for alleged misconduct.
8. Washington, D.C.-based Psychiatric Institute of Washington — part of King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services — is accused of systematically committing patients without medical necessity to maximize insurance payments.
9. Seattle-based Fred Hutch Cancer Center plans to make $13.5 million in cybersecurity improvements as part of a settlement agreement over a 2023 data breach.
10. Seventeen HCA hospitals in Florida are suing UnitedHealthcare for allegedly underpaying them for emergency care provided to its ACA members.
