The former COO of Jackson Health Foundation — the fundraising arm of Miami-based Jackson Health System — has been charged in a federal indictment for allegedly embezzling from the foundation by submitting false invoices and receiving kickbacks, according to a…
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Medicare could face nearly $500 billion in cuts over the next decade under Republicans’ “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which also proposes significant reductions to Medicaid and other healthcare programs. According to a May 20 report from the nonpartisan Congressional…
A UnitedHealth Group program allegedly incentivized nursing homes to avert medically necessary hospital transfers for their residents, according to an investigation by The Guardian. The program places UnitedHealth employees at about 2,200 nursing homes across the country. The Guardian reported…
A California jury has awarded $147 million in damages to medical device reprocessor Innovative Health after finding that Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Biosense Webster illegally restricted hospitals’ access to clinical support when they used reprocessed catheters instead of new ones. …
A former patient of Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health is suing agentic AI company Serviceaide over a 2024 data breach that allegedly exposed the private information of 483,126 individuals. Here are six things to know about the lawsuit: According to Serviceaide,…
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Yorai “Benny” Benzeevi, MD, former CEO of Healthcare Conglomerate Associates, is facing disciplinary action from the Medical Board of California, which is seeking to suspend or revoke his medical license. The April 24 filing follows his Nov. 14 sentencing by…
Police are investigating a shooting that occurred May 20 outside the emergency department at UPMC McKeesport (Pa.), part of Pittsburgh-based UPMC. The Allegheny County Police Department responded to the incident around 3:15 a.m. and found an adult male who had…
From a software provider accusing Epic of anticompetitive practices to four states joining a whistleblower lawsuit against CVS Pharmacy, here are 10 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments that Becker’s has reported since May 7: 1. A federal…
A federal judge has upheld HHS authority to oversee and regulate proposals to the 340B Drug Pricing Program, rejecting efforts of several major pharmaceutical companies to impose rebate-based discount models without government approval, Bloomberg Law reported May 16. In a…
Martins Ferry-based East Ohio Regional Hospital is refuting allegations made in a class-action lawsuit filed by former employees in April, according to The Intelligencer. Former employees filed the lawsuit against the now-closed hospital and its owner and CEO, John Johnson,…