Reps. Michael Burgess, MD, (R-Texas) and Gene Green (D-Texas) have introduced legislation that would require hospitals to disclose the cost of inpatient and outpatient services.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
An independent group of medical experts with the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force recommends that men of all ages no longer be screened using the prostate-specific antigen blood test to check for prostate cancer.
Democrats in the U.S. Senate are not planning a confirmation to nominate acting CMS administrator Marilyn Tavenner, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Kansas announced Roger W. Evans, MD, and his company, EECP Heart Center of Kansas, have agreed to pay $1.5 million to the United States to settle allegations of submitting false claims…
At the Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting on May 18, three members of McGuireWoods in Chicago discussed recent trends in hospital litigation. Attorneys included in the panel were Jeffrey C. Clark, JD, Angelo M. Russo, JD, and David J. Pivnick,…
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Two St. Louis residents have filed a class action suit against two Tenet Healthcare hospitals — Saint Louis University Hospital and Des Peres (Mo.) Hospital — in an attempt to recover alleged undisclosed hospital facility fees for non-hospital services at…
In a session at the Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting in Chicago on May 18, Alan Sager, PhD, professor of health and policy management at Boston University School of Public Health, discussed thoughts on the future success of healthcare reform.
Health insurer Humana expects to pay approximately $45 million to several hospitals, including Sacred Heart Health System in Pensacola, Fla., and Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, related to a lawsuit from 2007, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange…
At the Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting in Chicago on May 18, Tom Stallings, partner at law firm McGuireWoods, discussed the most common medical staff-related lawsuits and how to handle them.
The HHS Office of Inspector General has released a report suggesting that Medicaid may be paying excessive rates to developmental centers in New York state for their services to patients with intellectual and developmental capabilities.