A Pennsylvania bill would create a category of aggravated assault in the state’s criminal code to hold health insurer CEOs liable if a covered person gets an “adverse benefit determination” of a medically necessary benefit that leads to serious bodily…

Luigi Mangione’s defense team has withdrawn its plan to mount a psychiatric defense at his New York state murder trial in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The reversal came one day after Manhattan Judge Gregory Carro said during…

A federal judge has denied an emergency request by Montgomery, Ala.-based Jackson Hospital, which filed for bankruptcy in February,  to force Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama to raise its reimbursement rates to match area hospital Baptist Medical Center South. …

A federal judge has denied The Leapfrog Group’s attempt to reverse a ruling that found its hospital safety grades violated Florida consumer protection law, and separately put a $10.5 million fee dispute on hold, pending appeal. On June 17, U.S.…

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against New York officials and the company Public Partnerships LLC June 16 over alleged fraud involving Medicaid funds for a $10 billion home care program. PPL is responsible for managing caregivers in the Consumer Directed Personal…

Luigi Mangione plans to mount a psychiatric defense at his New York state murder trial in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the judge presiding over the case said during a June 17 hearing, according to NBC News. Manhattan…

Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University has sued Oregon Public Broadcasting to block a Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office order requiring the release of records related to former OHSU Health CEO Tarek Salaway’s termination, according to a June 16 court…

Columbus, Ohio-based OhioHealth reached an agreement June 16 with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Ohio Attorney General to end a civil antitrust lawsuit that alleged the health system used anticompetitive contract provisions to drive up healthcare costs for…

On June 12, a Maryland federal judge vacated parts of CMS’ rule designed to govern marketplace integrity and affordability.   The excised provisions include the $5 premium penalty on automatic re-enrollees, revocations of guaranteed insurance for people with past-due premiums, eligibility verification for…

A former nursing school operator in Florida pleaded guilty June 15 to selling approximately 2,600 fake degrees as part of a broader, yearslong scheme that the Justice Department said resulted in 7,500 to 15,000 falsified diplomas.  Carleen Noreus operated two…