UnitedHealth Group is suing The Guardian for defamation following the publication of an investigative report from the media outlet that accuses the company of engaging in harmful and fraudulent cost-cutting tactics in nearly 2,000 nursing homes. The lawsuit, filed June…
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A federal appeals court ruled June 4 that Tata Consultancy Services must pay interest on a $140 million punitive damages award to Epic dating back to the original 2017 judgment. Here are five things to know:
A June 3 lawsuit against former Department of Government Efficiency leader Elon Musk and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. alleges that the decision to fire 10,000 federal employees was based on faulty data, Bloomberg Law reported June 4. The…
An Illinois federal judge ruled that lawsuits accusing MultiPlan of colluding with payers in a price-fixing scheme to underpay providers by tens of billions annually may proceed. MultiPlan, which rebranded as Claritev in February, sought to dismiss a consolidated class-action…
CMS has withdrawn a 2022 guidance issued under the Biden administration that reinforced hospitals’ obligations to provide emergency abortion care to women under the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act. Six things to know: 1. CMS rescinded the guidance, along…
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The FBI is urging the public to report tips about hospitals, clinics or practitioners offering gender-affirming surgeries for minors. The bureau issued the request via a June 2 post on X, linking to its phone and online tip lines. “Help…
A Chula Vista, Calif., man who owned and operated multiple durable medical equipment companies pleaded guilty to his role in a $51 million Medicare fraud scheme. What happened? Fernando Ayub, 48, and his co-conspirators sold orthotics to Medicare beneficiaries and…
A hospital in Charleston, W.Va., is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging “unnecessary and invasive” hernia surgeries during robotic bariatric procedures, the West Virginia Record reported May 23. The lawsuit was filed against Charleston Area Medical Center — part of Charleston,…
From two of the nation’s largest PBMs challenging an Arkansas law to Lee Health and Nicklaus Children’s reaching a deal to keep a pediatric center open, here are 10 healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments that Becker’s has reported…
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has agreed to pay a job applicant $50,000 in settlement of claims that the health system violated federal law by rescinding a job offer after the applicant requested a disability-related accommodation, according to court records reviewed…