Legal & Regulatory Issues

A recent poll by Harris Interactive/HealthDay found that 83 percent of Americans polled believed change is needed to keep Medicare "affordable and sustainable," but the majority of respondents opposed higher taxes or out-of-pocket costs as way to reduce the government's…

The House Judiciary Committee voted 16 to 14 to approve medical reform liability legislation and move it to the House Budget Committee, according to an AHA News Now report.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's recently updated its enforcement guidelines, and the changes may make it difficult for hospitals to use criminal records as a basis for determining whether or not to hire an applicant.

CMS recently announced a decision to accept all but one recommendation from the Hospital Outpatient Payment Panel, meaning that supervision for 27 outpatient delivery services will move from direct to general, meaning a physician's physical presence is not required during…

The American Hospital Association asked the Department of Labor's Administrative Review Board to dismiss an Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program's argument it should be allowed to override Congressional ruling that exempts TRICARE network providers from registering as federal contractors.

Two incumbent Democratic U.S. representatives in Pennsylvania, Jason Altmire and Tim Holden, lost in recent primary elections to more progressive candidates who specifically targeted the two moderate democrats for voting against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to…

The House Energy and Commerce Committee announced legislative recommendations that would save the federal government $114 billion over the next ten years by cutting provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and some Medicaid measures.

Trudy Maurer, CEO of the Spine Network of California, is facing criminal charges filed by the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office, which claims she drastically overbilled taxpayers for the cost of government employees' spinal implants, according to a Mercury…

A report from the Office of Inspector General claims Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., overbilled Medicare by roughly $659,400 primarily due to misunderstandings of billing requirements.

The American Hospital Association wrote a letter (pdf) in favor of a resolution to block a recent National Labor Relations Board decision to expedite union elections. However, the U.S. Senate, in a relatively close vote, stopped the resolution from moving…