Children's Hospital and Research Center in Oakland, Calif., is facing a lawsuit from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleging the hospital's termination of an office associate with breast cancer violated federal laws.
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A pediatric practice based in Memphis, Tenn., has agreed to a settlement of $540,000 to resolve allegations the group overbilled TennCare, the state's Medicaid managed care program, according to a report in The Chattanoogan.
British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline will stop paying physicians to speak about its drugs and linking sales representatives' pay to how many prescriptions physicians write, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act navigator and assister programs put consumers at risk for fraud and identity theft, according to a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee report.
The American Hospital Association has filed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting HHS in a suit seeking to increase the price of drugs with an "orphan" designation.
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St. Elizabeth Hospital in Belleville, Ill., has been fined $10,000 by the state for alleged improper hazardous waste storage and other violations, according to a Belleville News-Democrat report.
Federal officials have pushed back the deadline for people to make their first premium payments for health plans purchased through the exchanges, according to a report from The Hill.
Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nev., has filed a lawsuit against its Reno competitor Renown Health, accusing Renown of employing unfair business tactics to cripple Saint Mary's cardiology program.
Nurses from Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice filed a suit against Springfield-based Baystate Health to recover lost wages and overtime that have been allegedly withheld, according to a Massachusetts Nurses Association/National Nurses United news release.
Health insurer Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey has announced it won't renew any 2013 small group or individual health insurance plans after the end of this year.