For the second time, President Barack Obama has nominated Marilyn Tavenner to lead CMS, according to a report from The Hill.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
New York City-based Continuum Health Partners and its St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital have agreed to a $2.3 million settlement with the state attorney general, resolving claims that they improperly billed Medicaid and Medicare, according to a news release.
HHS announced government-funded health insurance plans for near-poor individuals will launch in 2015, a year later than expected and a year after most individuals will be required to purchase health insurance one way or another.
To resolve a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by its former chief of anesthesia, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston has agreed to a $7 million settlement and to name its pain clinic in the plaintiff's honor, according to a…
A bill to repeal the 2.3 percent tax on medical devices has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives with bipartisan support, according to the Northern Colorado Business Report.
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The following provider lawsuits, settlements or legal developments were reported within the past month, beginning with the most recent.
Republican members of Congress have released a report (pdf) called the "Obamacare Burden Tracker" that estimates the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will leech 127.6 million hours annually from regulators in order to ensure compliance.
U.S. District Judge Terrence Boyle said he hasn't decided whether he will approve an $8 million settlement between Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed Health & Hospitals and federal prosecutors, as he still has significant concerns about the scope of the deal, according…
Methodist Medical Center of Illinois in Peoria has filed an antitrust lawsuit against OSF Healthcare's Saint Francis Medical Center, also in Peoria, according to a news release.
Denver-based Catholic Health Initiatives has said it was "morally wrong" for its lawyers to argue that fetuses do not have legal status in a recent wrongful death lawsuit, as the argument conflicts with teachings from the Roman Catholic Church, according…