Legal & Regulatory Issues

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has asked a federal judge to dismiss rival Aetna's antitrust suit against the insurer alleging unfair contracting practices, according to a report by The Detroit News.

Americans are still divided on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with 36 percent pushing for its repeal and 21 percent hoping it remains as is, according to poll results from Harris Interactive/HealthDay.

Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) addressed ongoing drug shortages on the Senate floor on Jan. 26, according to an ASA release.

Some hospitals refer patients and families to malpractice attorneys — an arrangement some experts find to be an inherent conflict of interest, according to a Baltimore Sun report.

Medicaid prescription drug provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are expected to save $17.7 billion over five years, according to a CMS news release.

Hospital operator Iasis has filed suit against Utah Medicaid's Office of Inspector General arguing the office has no authority to recoup the state's overpayment for emergency department services provided by its hospitals in the state, according to a Salt Lake…

The government overpaid insurers offering Medicare Advantage plans by up to $3.1 billion in 2010 due to diagnostic coding errors, according to a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. 

Regardless of the Supreme Court's ruling in June, the GOP will be prepared to unleash a new version of the healthcare reform law to replace that of President Barack Obama, according to a report from The Hill.

A Florida bill would require physicians, urgent care centers and surgery centers to post the prices of their 50 most common procedures on signs within the facility, according to a Sun Sentinel report.

Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, N.Y., has agreed to pay a $3.57 million settlement to the state of New York after it allegedly violated Stark Law, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Attorney Richard S. Hartunian.