1. HCA hit with antitrust lawsuit
On July 27, the city of Asheville, N.C., and Buncombe County filed a lawsuit against Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare and Mission Health, which is owned by HCA. The lawsuit alleges the health systems have engaged in anti-competitive practices.
2. NorthShore reaches $10.3M settlement in vaccine mandate case
Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore University HealthSystem agreed to pay more than $10.3 million to resolve allegations over its COVID-19 shot mandate.
3. Judge dismisses former director’s retaliation suit against MercyOne
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by a former MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center worker in Sioux City, Iowa. The worker said she was fired in retaliation for filing an ethics complaint against a heart surgeon.
4. UCSF hospital, Dignity Health sued over healthcare data-sharing
University of California San Francisco Medical Center and San Francisco-based Dignity Health, along with Facebook parent company Meta Platforms were named in a class-action lawsuit filed July 25 claiming that patients’ private medical data was used to target them with Facebook ads.
5. Rush University Medical Center inks $2.95M deal to resolve ERISA suit
Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center agreed to pay $2.95 million to settle an ERISA lawsuit filed by four former 403(b) plan participants who alleged mismanagement of their retirement plan.
