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…
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A Penn Medicine hospital was briefly placed in "immediate jeopardy" by state officials following the November death of a patient at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania-Cedar Avenue, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Jan. 1.
From a Maryland physician acquitted in an alleged $15 million fraud scheme to an Iowa pharmacy filing a lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group, here are 10 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments Becker's has reported since Dec. 21:
A Maryland physician was acquitted of a more than $15 million fraud scheme conviction after the court determined prosecution did not provide enough evidence that "ambiguous" CPT codes were being abused, law firm Husch Blackwell reported on JD Supra Dec.…
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has vetoed House Bill 68 — the "Saving Ohio Adolescents from Experimentation" and "Save Women's Sports" acts — which would have limited minors from receiving gender-affirming care, along with mandating colleges establish single-sex sports teams.
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Police are investigating at least one patient death at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, Ore., according to reports from the Rogue Valley Times and NBC affiliate KOBI-TV.
Twin siblings who ran a Medicare billing company have been charged for their alleged role in a $25 million scheme involving fraudulent durable medical equipment claims.
The judge overseeing a Florida civil case made famous by a Netflix documentary has issued an order for the examination of a juror's conduct during the eight-week trial, the Tampa Bay Times reported Dec. 22.
Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital's lawsuit against the town's planning and zoning commission for rejecting the hospital's bid to develop a cancer care center has been dismissed by a state Supreme Court judge, the CT Insider reported Dec. 28.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Idaho law banning gender-affirming care for minors, The New York Times reported Dec. 27.