Legal & Regulatory Issues

St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, Miss., is moving forward with construction on a sports complex despite the fact it is embroiled in a lawsuit with a former Major League Baseball player over a similar project on the same land, according…

The American Hospital Association has sent a letter to the Senate Finance Committee suggesting how to prevent and combat Medicare and Medicaid waste, fraud and abuse, according to an AHA News Now report.

A bill requiring New Jersey for-profit hospitals to disclose their financial records publicly is headed to Gov. Chris Christie's desk, according to a Star-Ledger report.

For the past two weeks, people following healthcare reform have waited eagerly for the Supreme Court to issue its decision on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. It hasn’t happened yet, and everyone with an interest…

A study has found a relationship between Massachusetts physicians' use of electronic medical records and a dip in malpractice claims, suggesting EMRs reduce rather than increase medical malpractice risk, according to a HealthDay News report.

The federal government spends a substantial and increasing amount of potentially duplicative funds for people enrolled in both the Medicare Advantage program and the Veterans Healthcare System, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

The Supreme Court will review Albany, Ga.-based Phoebe Putney Health System's acquisition of Palmyra Park Hospital to determine whether state-granted antitrust immunity can trump Federal Trade Commission scrutiny, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.

University General Hospital in Houston is facing allegations that it defrauded its partners for a joint venture project in Alvin, Texas, according to a Houston Business Journal report.

The U.S. House of Representatives last week approved the final version of legislation to address drug shortages, according to a report from the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

The U.S. Department of Treasury has proposed rules to protect patients from abusive collection practices at charitable hospitals.