Legal & Regulatory Issues

The manager of medical clinics in New York City was resentenced to nine years in prison and ordered to pay $39 million in restitution for his role in a healthcare fraud scheme and tax avoidance conspiracy. 

HHS Inspector General Christi Grimm said her office has a "pressing need" for more funding to combat healthcare fraud, waste and abuse. 

North Carolina Treasurer Dale Folwell has backed the Federal Trade Commission's bid to block Novant Health's proposed acquisition of two hospitals from Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems.

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra told a Senate panel that rural health outcomes would improve if more states expanded Medicaid, The Hill reported April 16. 

UnitedHealth Group on April 16 held its first earnings call since it reported the cyberattack of its Change Healthcare subsidiary. On the call, CEO Andrew Witty called Change an important acquisition for the company, adding "I think [it's] important for…

A federal lawsuit filed against Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health alleges the health system shared patient information with Facebook and Google, The Charlotte Observer reported April 15. 

A former director at Doylestown (Pa.) Hospital on April 15 pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $600,000 from a hospital charity account, according to ABC affiliate WPVI.

A jury convicted an anesthesiologist for injecting dangerous drugs into IV bags, causing one death and numerous injuries, the Justice Department said April 12.

A Mississippi man faces up to 25 years in prison for his alleged role in a Medicare fraud scheme exceeding $70 million. 

The owner and the medical director of a Kentucky pain clinic were sentenced for their roles in a $4 million urine drug testing fraud scheme.