Rockford, Ill.-based Mercyhealth will pay more than $1 million to settle U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charges that alleged religious discrimination related to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The agreement also includes offers to reinstate employees who were terminated for vaccine…
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A Maryland physician and his practice were ordered to pay $1.4 million for fraudulently billing Medicare. What happened?
An oversight committee representing the bankrupt Mercy Iowa City hospital has filed a complaint seeking to recover at least $55 million from MercyOne, Iowa Heart Center and a former hospital CEO. Seven things to know: 1. The filing. The Mercy…
A California federal judge has blocked Trump administration health officials from sharing people’s individual health data with the Department of Homeland Security for immigration enforcement purposes while litigation plays out, Bloomberg reported Aug. 12. California and 19 other states filed…
CMS’ recent proposal to phase out the inpatient-only list is drawing mixed reactions from healthcare leaders. As part of the Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule for 2026, the agency shared plans to eliminate the inpatient-only list, starting with 285…
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A Houston physician has agreed to pay more than $2 million to resolve allegations that he submitted fraudulent claims to federally funded healthcare programs for implantation of neurostimulator electrodes. What happened?
An Aug. 8 shooting on Emory University campuses in Atlanta and in front of the CDC’s Roybal campus has left one police officer and a suspected shooter dead. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, David Rose, an officer with…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Aug. 7 that gives political appointees oversight of all federally funded grants. The order aims to ensure award decisions undergo “more rigorous evaluation by political appointees and subject matter experts,” the White House…
A Florida woman was arrested on charges of posing as a nurse and treating more than 4,000 hospital patients without a license, according to an Aug. 6 Flagler County Sheriff’s Office news release. The sheriff’s office and AdventHealth Palm Coast…
Michael Lucchesi, MD, former chair of emergency medicine and chief medical officer at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in New York City, has been sentenced to one to three years in prison for embezzling $1.44 million from the hospital. Dr. Lucchesi…