The family of Gary York Kirkman, the patient killed in an April 14 golf cart accident at Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, plans to take legal action against the hospital.
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Sacramento-based Sutter Health is facing a $250 million lawsuit amid allegations the health system failed to live up to promises it made regarding a major liver sample center whose products are used in medical research.
Five people were charged for their alleged roles in an $11 million Medicare fraud scheme.
A Michigan podiatrist was sentenced to seven years in prison for a scheme that resulted in nearly $2 million in fraudulent claims being submitted to Medicare.
The Wisconsin Hospital Association is opposing legislation that would require hospitals to create a list of 300 "shoppable services" or nonemergency procedures they provide, Wisconsin Public Radio reported May 4.
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California legislation that would create a $150 million loan program for financially distressed hospitals is expected to pass and could be signed into law May 4, Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria told KVPR May 3.
A Detroit nurse was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to tampering with vials and syringes of liquid painkillers.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Prescription Drug Reform Act on May 3 to limit pharmacy benefit manager practices and hold "Big Pharma accountable."
A Pennsylvania appeals court reversed a lower court's ruling that blocked Crozer Health-owned Delaware County Memorial Hospital from closing its emergency department and ending general inpatient services, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported May 3.
A Texas woman pleaded guilty for her role in a scheme to defraud insurers by accessing private patient information.