1. Former Insys CEO pleads guilty in opioid bribery scheme
Michael Babich, former CEO of Insys Therapeutics, pleaded guilty Jan. 9 to participating in a scheme to bribe physicians to prescribe an addictive opioid medication.
2. Federal shutdown delays Mayo Clinic’s lawsuit against IRS
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic’s $11.5 million lawsuit against the IRS is stalled due to the federal government shutdown.
3. Healthcare CEO pleads guilty in bribery case: 4 things to know
The founder and CEO of Trina Health, a chain of diabetes treatment clinics based in Sacramento, Calif., pleaded guilty Jan. 4 to one count of conspiring to bribe an Alabama legislator.
4. New Jersey health system demands $20M in suit over failed merger
Camden, N.J.-based Cooper University Health Care upped its demand to $20 million in a lawsuit against Maxis Health System, a division of Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health.
5. California hospital district’s dissolution temporarily halted
The Los Medanos Community Healthcare District in Pittsburg, Calif., received a judicial reprieve to make a case for continuing operations.
6. Athenahealth faces shareholder lawsuit over its $5.7B merger
Athenahealth shareholders filed a class-action lawsuit over the proposed sale of the company.
7. Surgeons sue Nebraska children’s hospital for retaliation after reporting care concerns
Two surgeons filed a lawsuit Jan. 4 against Children’s Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha, Neb., claiming they were wrongly suspended after reporting concerns about the competency of a colleague.
8. Epic sued by National Federation of the Blind: 4 things to know
The National Federation of the Blind claims Epic’s software isn’t suitable for blind and low-vision users.
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