Legal & Regulatory Issues

In a 223 to 181 vote, the House members approved HR5, which would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board, according to a report from The Hill.

The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 198 to 161 to permit for-profit specialty hospitals to bypass the certificate of need process for building a new facility, according to a Concord Monitor report.

Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth will pay a $2,000 fine to the state of Kentucky for misleading advertisements regarding its hybrid operating room.

The lawsuit Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare filed against Brentwood, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems — seeking damages for the cost of CHS' attempted takeover last year — has been dismissed by a federal judge.

CMS, the Office of Inspector General and other governmental agencies have ramped up their stance on healthcare fraud and abuse, estimating that roughly $4.1 billion in taxpayer money was recovered in fiscal year 2011 in new prevention and enforcement efforts.

Beginning next week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over the legality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. They must first consider whether or not the challenge can move forward and then if the individual mandate is or…

Marietta, Ga.-based WellStar Health System opposes the state's decision to exempt Atlanta-based Northside Hospital from the certificate of need process and permit it to build a replacement facility in Canton, Ga., according to a Marietta Daily Journal report.

Yesterday, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) released a budget resolution for fiscal year 2013 that would repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and cut healthcare spending by approximately $2.5 trillion over the next 10 years —…

CFOs from Warren, Mich.-based St. John Providence Health System and Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Borgess Health System have been called to testify in a federal antitrust action against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, according to a Crain's Detroit Business report.

Beginning next week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over the legality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. They must first consider whether or not the challenge can move forward and then if the individual mandate is or…