Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center agreed to pay more than $19.5 million to resolve civil liability after self-disclosing that it improperly billed federal healthcare programs for clinical trial costs.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
In the last month, two New York health systems have received cease-and-desist letters from the state Department of Health.
Medford, Ore. police on Jan. 3 confirmed they are investigating medication theft and concerns of adverse patient care at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center — a day after local news outlets reported on allegations from sources at the hospital who…
A medical biller is accused of stealing more than $1 million that was intended to be paid directly to physicians who provided medical care to injured workers under the New York State Workers’ Compensation Law.
The owner of a durable medical equipment company was indicted for his alleged role in a $60 million fraud scheme.
Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter's Health Partners has received a cease-and-desist letter from the state Department of Health ordering against shutting down beds or services at its Troy, N.Y.-based Samaritan Hospital's Burdett Birth Center, a spokesperson for St. Peter's Health Partners…
The judge overseeing the St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children's civil case made famous by a Netflix documentary determined there was no juror misconduct during the eight-week trial, Fox 13 reported Jan. 3.
A judge will soon rule on Hollister, Calif.-based Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital's Chapter 9 bankruptcy eligibility, the Hollister Free Lance reported Jan. 3.
Dogwood Health Trust is searching for a new independent monitor to oversee HCA Healthcare's compliance with its 2019 asset purchase agreement to acquire Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health.
On Jan. 2, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit issued a ruling stating that Texas hospitals and physicians are not obligated to perform emergency abortions under a decades-old federal law requiring hospitals to provide all patients appropriate…