The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act saved consumers roughly $2.1 billion last year in discounted premiums due to several of the law's provisions, according to an HHS report.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that healthcare providers cannot challenge Medicare Recovery Auditors' review of claims that are more than a year old, according to an American Medical News report.
Attorneys have filed suit on behalf of more than 280 patients who claim they received unnecessary heart procedures at Saint Joseph-London (Ky.) hospital, according to a Lexington Herald-Leader report.
New York Downtown Hospital has agreed to a $13.4 million settlement to resolve allegations of Medicaid and Medicare fraud.
A U.S. District Court judge has denied a motion by Richard Crabtree, former COO of St. Vincent Hospital in Santa Fe, N.M., seeking the dismissal of a civil suit against him on grounds that the statute of limitations had expired…
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A new California bill will allow Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla to offer cardiac catheterizations in their new outpatient buildings, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
The audit of a discretionary fund at Cooper Green Mercy Hospital in Birmingham, Ala., has revealed a series of concerns, according to a Birmingham News report.
A man has sued cardiologist Harry Persaud, MD, and St. John Medical Center in Cleveland over allegations of an unnecessary heart stent procedure in February, according to a Columbus Dispatch report.
Oak Brook, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care, Janesville, Wis.-based Mercy Health System and Elgin, Ill.-based Sherman Health System are challenging the approval of a certificate of need for Crystal Lake, Ill.-based Centegra Health System's planned new hospital, according to a Northwest…
The following hospital lawsuits, settlements or legal developments were reported within the past month, beginning with the most recent.