Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, N.Y., filed a lawsuit Aug. 13 against Megan Ryan, the president and CEO it terminated in June. Six things to know: 1. The hospital’s parent company, Nassau Health Care Corp., is seeking at…
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Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health and its owner, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, have settled a lawsuit filed by several North Carolina counties and municipalities alleging anticompetitive practices. As part of the agreement, Mission Health will donate $1 million to a new…
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…
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…
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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…
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…