Indiana Gov. Mike Braun signed nine executive orders April 15 that will implement Medicaid eligibility reforms, initiate nutrition studies related to chronic disease, and make changes to SNAP benefits. “This isn’t the usual top-down, one-size-fits-all public health agenda: We’re focused…
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Arlington-based Texas Health Resources is suing six drugmakers and pharmacy benefit managers, alleging the parties colluded to drive up the price of insulin, according to court documents obtained by Becker’s. The nonprofit system filed the federal lawsuit March 26 in…
Maine legislators are considering a bill that would forbid drug manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers from placing constraints on the 340B drug discount program, centralmaine.com reported April 14. One of the constraints being targeted would forbid drug companies from restricting…
Two women have filed a class-action lawsuit against Oracle Health, accusing the company of failing to protect sensitive patient information during a recent cyberattack that allegedly compromised data from several U.S. hospitals. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court…
The Federal Trade Commission has launched a public inquiry into the effect of federal regulations on competition to identify and reduce anticompetitive regulatory hurdles. Seven things to know: 1. The inquiry follows President Donal Trump’s April 9 executive order on…
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An Ohio physician pleaded guilty to his role in a $14.5 million Medicare fraud scheme that prescribed medical equipment and lab tests for patients who did not need them. Three things to know: 1. Timothy Sutton, MD, 43, of North…
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Kate Stickles has approved Secaucus, N.J.-based Hudson Regional Hospital to take over operational control of three Jersey City, N.J.-based CarePoint Health hospitals, allowing the system to exit bankruptcy. Hudson Regional now owns and operates Bayonne (N.J.)…
A Minnesota couple was indicted for an alleged $15 million scheme to defraud Medicare, Medicaid and other insurers by overbilling for neurofeedback therapy. Four things to know: 1. Gabriel Luthor, 39, and Elizabeth Brown, 42, are accused of intentionally devising…
A jury ruled in favor of San Antonio-based Neurosurgery and Spine Consultants in a noncompete case, but Methodist Healthcare and an affiliate plan to appeal the $24 million verdict, the San Antonio Express-News reported April 10. Methodist Healthcare and Methodist…
From a New York judge dismissing an antitrust lawsuit against UnitedHealthcare and MultiPlan to a Texas judge vacating a Biden-era nursing home staffing mandate, here are 10 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments that Becker’s has reported since…