Legal & Regulatory Issues

A new report from the Office of Inspector General has found weaknesses in the conflict-of-interest reporting program for companies that submit proposals for Medicare Zone Program Integrity Contractors and subcontractors.

San Francisco-based California Pacific Medical Center, affiliated with Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health, is refusing to change part of its $2.5 billion development agreement with the city after leaked documents raised concerns among city officials, according to a San Francisco Examiner…

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that more than 16 million senior citizens with original Medicare received at least one free preventive service during the first six months of 2012 because of funding from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care…

President Obama on Monday signed into law the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, including provisions to help alleviate drug shortages, according an AHA News Now report.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has vetoed the certificate of need program in the state's budget, saying bureaucracy should not determine communities' needs for hospitals or medical equipment, according to an Island Packet report.

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius defends the federal healthcare law in a Washington Post editorial, arguing that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is reducing national healthcare spending and premium inflation, opening doors for small businesses and providing seniors with…

The board of Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., has voted on how to use the $6 million settlement it received from the law firm that bungled its 2010 merger agreement, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.

The U.S. House of Representatives will hold five hours of debate today and Wednesday on legislation to repeal the entire Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a Hill report.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has warned non-profit cancer centers they will not receive future state funding if they franchise their brands, according to a Miami Herald report.

The former CMO at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center has filed a $50-million lawsuit against two county health officials who, he claims, conspired to leak news about the details of his suspension to news outlets.