A federal investigation of a suspected COVID-19 testing fraud-and-kickback scheme involving Chicago’s Loretto Hospital has netted the indictment of a former Chicago-area resident living in Florida, the Chicago Tribune reported. Jamil Elkoussa, 35, of Orlando, Fla., and previously of Orland…
Legal & Regulatory Issues
New Hampshire has become the third state to legally change the “physician assistant” title to “physician associate,” following Oregon and Maine. A bipartisan study committee in New Hampshire found the term “assistant” can create confusion about a PA’s role and…
A jury has awarded $27.5 million to the former chief nursing officer of St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach (Calif.) in a retaliation lawsuit. Here’s what to know: 1. Nancy Valla, BSN, RN, was appointed CNO at the hospital in…
The Justice Department, through its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown investigation, has charged 324 defendants in schemes involving more than $14.6 billion in intended losses to Medicare, Medicaid and other government programs. Five things to know: 1. The 2025…
On July 1, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein signed a bill into law to enter the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact, which allows PAs to practice outside the state where they were licensed. North Carolina joins 18 others states in the…
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A federal judge has rejected Johnson & Johnson’s challenge to block its proposed rebate model under the 340B Drug Pricing Program, Bloomberg Law reported June 27. Judge Rudolph Contreras of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled…
A Michigan physician was sentenced to four years in prison for her role in a $6.3 million Medicare fraud scheme. What happened?
An employee of Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio, was injured June 27 after being struck by a bullet “in the line of duty”, the hospital wrote in a Facebook post. James Fair, 36, a hospital patient exhibiting emotional distress, according…
The Trump administration may cut off funding to hospitals that provide gender-related care to children and teenagers, according to a June 30 report from the The Wall Street Journal. CMS told the Journal it believes it has the authority to…
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled on June 27 that Madison, Wis.-based UW Health is not legally required to engage in collective bargaining with its nurses, upholding November 2022 decisions from the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission. In a June 27 statement…