Legal & Regulatory Issues

West Palm Beach, Fla.-based St. Mary's Medical Center and Delray Medical Center in Delray Beach, Fla., have renewed long-term trauma with the Palm Beach County Health Care District, but under a different payment terms, according to a Palm Beach Post…

A judge sentenced two individuals to prison yesterday for their participation in an eight-year conspiracy that involved $2.3 million in fraudulent kickbacks at the expense of NewYork Presbyterian Hospital in New York City.

Christ Hospital in Cincinnati has paid approximately $1.8 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit that claimed a cardiologist charged Medicare for vascular tests without reading them, according to a Cincinnati Enquirer report.

General Electric is recalling its Aestiva/5 7900 Ventilator due to a potential safety issue that could result in an overdose of anesthesia, according to an FDA report.

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced that the department will hold four regional forums to address questions and concerns about the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in light of the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the…

The U.S. House has voted once again to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a Hill report.

Physicians testified in front of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee today to discuss Medicare's Physician Payment System, according to a C-Span report.

New Hampshire is pioneering an "early offer" alternative for medical malpractice litigation after the state legislature overrode a veto last week, according to a Concord Monitor report.

The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board is scheduled to reconsider two health systems' certificate of need requests for new hospitals later this month, according to a Crain's Chicago Business report.

Both the National Governors Association and National Association of Medicaid Directors are calling on HHS to clarify exactly how the Supreme Court's ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act affects states' Medicaid options, according to an AHA News…