Legal & Regulatory Issues

Dawson County Hospital District will receive a settlement of $3.7 million over alleged construction problems at Medical Arts Hospital in Lamesa, Texas, according to a report in the Lamesa Press-Reporter.

The president of SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, N.Y., resigned in light of charges that he allegedly padded his pay with income from two affiliated companies, according to a Post-Standard report.

The judge hearing the antitrust case involving Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke's Health System has called it "undoubtedly one of the most difficult" trials he's presided over, according to a Idaho Statesman report.

CMS will deny certain Medicare claims that don't contain a valid national provider identifier for the ordering or certifying healthcare professional starting Jan. 6.

President Barack Obama apologized in an NBC News interview Thursday for the cancellation of thousands of people's health insurance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

John R. Reynolds, the former CEO of the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for his participation in a decade-long kickback scheme, according to a Bloomberg report.

A jury has awarded $1.8 million to a former physician at Gila Regional Medical Center in Silver City, N.M., finding the hospital unlawfully damaged his professional reputation and violated his right to a fair proceeding, according to a Silver City…

Early enrollment rates for the federal exchange under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will be very low, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told the Senate Finance Committee yesterday.

Health insurer Humana has halved its expectations for the health insurance exchange open enrollment period and predicts federal officials will push back the sign-up deadline because of technical issues with the federal exchange site, according to a Reuters report.

Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.H., has taken formal legal action concerning its exclusion from Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Hampshire's narrow provider network, according to a Foster's Daily Democrat report.