The judge overseeing the St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children's civil case made famous by a Netflix documentary has lowered the damages the hospital must pay by $47.5 million, Tampa Bay Times reported Jan. 17.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
From a judge ruling Providence underpaid workers by more than $7 million, to hospitals suing a ransomware group, here are 11 hospital lawsuits, settlements and legal developments Becker's has reported since Jan. 2:
Silver Lake Hospital, a long-term care hospital based in Newark, N.J., and some of its investors have agreed to pay $30.6 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act.
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for denying two of its Canadian radiologic technologist employees U.S. work visas, according to a lawsuit obtained by Becker's.
Medford, Ore.-based Asante and a cardiothoracic surgeon at the health system have agreed to pay $430,000 to settle allegations of Medicare fraud.
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Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital officials are hoping to have a decision in late January or early February on its Chapter 9 bankruptcy eligibility, a spokesperson for the Hollister, Calif.-based hospital told Becker's.
Kenilworth, N.J.-based clinical laboratory RDx Bioscience and its owner have agreed to pay more than $13 million to resolve allegations of kickbacks and unnecessary testing.
Four senators have introduced a bill aiming to strengthen healthcare price transparency.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law in October that gradually increases California's minimum wage for healthcare workers. Three months later, he has indicated that he wants to potentially delay the wage increase in the face of the state's projected…