After an audit of Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery, Ala., showed billing errors in its Medicare claims, the HHS Office of Inspector General said the 454-bed hospital must refund $1.78 million to the federal government.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has filed a court motion, demanding Pittsburgh-based health insurer Highmark withdraw a 2009 antitrust lawsuit against the health system filed by Highmark's affiliate, West Penn Allegheny Health System, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.
On Capitol Hill, Congress is considering repealing a tax on health insurance companies that is scheduled to take effect next year, and the move is being applauded by many small business owners.
For the second time in three months, the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board rejected a bid from Vista Health System to build a new hospital in Lindenhurst, Ill., according to a Daily Herald report.
The city of Pittsburgh has filed a motion to dismiss University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's civil rights lawsuit against city Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.
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Westerly (R.I.) Hospital will pay the federal government $500,000 after an investigation identified potentially improper agreements between the hospital and physicians, according to a Westerly Sun report.
The U.S. Department of Justice has finalized a $1.4 million settlement from Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, which will resolve whistleblower allegations that the hospital defrauded federal insurance programs, according to a Dallas Morning News report.
The following investigations, lawsuits, settlements or other legal developments involving healthcare providers were reported within the past month, beginning with the most recent.