Bennett County Hospital in Martin, S.D., filed a lawsuit against the Indian Health Service saying the federal agency owes more than $1.65 million in uncompensated care for Oglala Sioux Tribe members, according to an Argus Leader report.
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Delano Regional Medical Center in San Joaquin Valley, Calif., will pay $975,000 to settle accusations of national origin discrimination.
Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park, Md., part of Rockville, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare, announced the withdrawal of its current certificate of need application to move to the White Oak area of Silver Spring, Md.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists continues to oppose the cuts to Medicare released recently in a sequestration report by the White House Office of Management and Budget.
A new bill, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), would change the medical loss ratio in an effort to mollify health insurance brokers, according to a report from The Hill.
The Louisiana Hospital Association and the Louisiana State Medical Society have sued state Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon regarding a health coverage policy and Hurricane Isaac, according to an Advocate report.