The Supreme Court officially ruled in favor of permitting emergency abortions in Idaho to protect maternal health June 27, after a document leaked momentarily the day prior giving a public preview of the decision.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
From Arkansas' attorney general filing a lawsuit against Optum Rx and Express Scripts to Sutter Health beating a whistleblower's double-billing allegations, here are 10 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments Becker's has reported since June 17:
Two former owners of New York pharmacies who pleaded guilty to an $18 million healthcare fraud scheme were sentenced to 14 collective years in prison.
The former owner of a hospice care company was sentenced to 72 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $3.6 million in restitution for her role in a healthcare fraud scheme.
Houston-based Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine and Surgical Associates of Texas have jointly agreed to pay $15 million to resolve claims they billed for concurrent heart surgeries that violated CMS teaching physician and informed consent regulations.
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Massachusetts lawmakers are taking aim at real estate investment trusts amid Dallas-based Steward Health Care's ongoing financial troubles.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin filed a lawsuit June 24 against pharmacy benefit managers Optum Rx and Express Scripts for their alleged role in enabling the opioid epidemic in the state.
A Maine physician was found guilty on 15 counts of unlawfully distributing controlled substances.
The Supreme Court has agreed to assess the constitutionality of Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for people younger than 18, The Washington Post reported June 24.
From a Texas physician convicted in a $70 million scheme to an Illinois physician getting an eight-year prison sentence for a $1.2 million scheme, here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker's has reported since June 7: