A Michigan man has been charged in connection with the carjacking and murder of his ex-girlfriend and Detroit Medical Center nurse, Patrice Wilson, the Detroit Free Press reported June 1.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
Here are 12 hospital lawsuits and settlements Becker's has reported since May 19, including a New York hospital suing to overturn the federal government's decision not to forgive a $10 million paycheck protection loan:
The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a lower court's decision to strike two whistleblower lawsuits alleging SuperValu and Safeway knowingly charged Medicare and Medicaid far more than they charged customers for drugs.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed HB23-1226, a measure that will mandate hospitals provide additional financial information to the state, CPR News reported June 2.
Federal investigators are probing the May 17 death of an 8-year-old migrant girl who, according to initial reports, was not transferred to the hospital on the day of her death despite her mother's requests to a nurse practitioner and other…
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Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Regional Medical Center fired three workers who allegedly shared information that criticized the hospital and some of its staff, NBC affiliate WCMH reported May 25.
Four of the largest health systems operating in Oregon can't simultaneously say they want to help patients originally destined for the state's largest psychiatric facility and then complain about both the expense and harm such patients can cause, a judge…
While some hospital associations maintain that facility fees are key to the financial well-being of hospitals, legislators across the country are taking action to clamp down on facility fees with the aim of reducing healthcare costs.
A retired New Jersey physician was sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison over his industrial-grade herbicide pill he advertised as a weight loss drug, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported May 31.
A physician who is suing Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth for wrongful termination wants to take his claims to trial rather than accept a potential $2 million settlement, the Cascadia Daily News reported May 31.