Most uninsured Americans who visited a Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act state-based or federal health insurance exchange website reported their experience was negative, according to a Gallup poll.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
Attorneys general from 11 states have questioned the legality of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act policy changes enacted by the Obama administration.
The following investigations, lawsuits, settlements or other legal developments involving healthcare providers were reported within the past month, beginning with the most recent.
Attorneys for Sumter, S.C.-based Tuomey Healthcare System have said the hospital could be forced to close if it must pay the full judgment of $237 million in a Medicare false claims case, according to a report from The Item.
In another lawsuit against Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates, two emergency room physicians claim the hospital operator offered them kickbacks in exchange for ER admissions, according to a Charlotte Observer report.
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UnitedHealthcare is facing a lawsuit over removing more than 2,000 New York state physicians from its Medicare Advantage network.
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has temporarily blocked the enforcement of a Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provision commonly called the "contraception mandate," according to a report from The New York Times.
Medical billing and revenue management services vendor Accretive Health has agreed to settle with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations the company's data security measures do not adequately protect consumer data.
St. James Healthcare in Butte, Mont., and parent company Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System in Denver, have agreed to a settlement of $3.85 million to resolve allegations of illegally providing financial benefits to physicians who made referrals to…
In 2013, 6 million people signed up for health insurance coverage because of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a report from The Washington Post.