A Texas federal judge has issued a nationwide injunction blocking the implementation of the Federal Trade Commission's noncompete ban, which would have invalidated tens of millions of existing noncompete agreements and prohibited employers from entering into or attempting to enforce…
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The owners of a Newburgh, N.Y.-based medical practice agreed to pay $600,000 to settle allegations that they fraudulently billed for services rendered by nurse practitioners and physician assistants not enrolled with Medicare and Medicaid, without physician involvement.
From Steward Health Care filing a lawsuit against its landlord, to Humana settling drug fraud allegations, here are 12 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and developments that Becker's has reported since Aug. 9:
Emory University Hospital Midtown in Atlanta lost a piece of a patient's skull and charged him for a synthetic replacement, according to a lawsuit filed Aug. 8.
A Black-owned radiology practice is suing the University of Maryland Medical System alleging unfair and discriminatory bidding practices, The Baltimore Sun reported Aug. 19.
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Dallas-based Steward Health Care filed a lawsuit Aug. 19 against its landlord Medical Properties Trust claiming that the efforts to sell its remaining hospitals to new operators have been disrupted by "parties who have refused to follow the clear ground…
A California Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit from a bankrupt health system accusing the data analytics firm MultiPlan and national insurers of using their influence to deny providers billions of dollars since 2012, according to an Aug. 9 court…
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez granted the sale of Stewardship Health to Nashville, Tenn.-based Rural Healthcare Group, part of private equity firm Kinderhook Industries, for $245 million in cash, according to Aug. 16 court documents.
Last year, a patient at Aurora, Colo.-based Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center died after a hospital technician turned off their notification device, the Canon City Daily Record reported Aug. 15.
A former Medicaid biller for a Denver-based durable medical equipment company is accused of submitting $1.2 million in false claims to the state of Colorado.