An Arkansas physician convicted of a $12 million fraud scheme was sentenced to 102 months in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $4.63 million in restitution to Tricare, a military health insurer.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
Compliance programs have become an essential component of modern-day businesses. Organizations allocate resources towards compliance programs to mitigate their risks and remain compliant with legal and regulatory requirements. Not only does this build trust with customers and employees, but it…
Danco Laboratories agreed to pay $765,000 April 12 to settle accusations of the drug distributor importing active pharmaceutical ingredients for its one drug, Mifeprex (mifepristone), and not marking its country of origin or paying marking duties.
Hours after the Florida Legislature sent a bill that places a six-week ban on abortions to Gov. Ron DeSantis' desk, he signed it into law, according to an April 13 statement from his office.
Opioid medications will now be required to have updated warning labels and safety information, according to a new mandate from the FDA.
Advertisement
A former physician acquitted in the death of 14 patients is suing Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health for malicious prosecution, according to court documents obtained by Becker's.
A former Kentucky nurse has pleaded guilty to manslaughter of a patient after initially being charged with murder, Lexington Herald Leader reported April 13.
Florida stands to be one of the most restrictive states in the country when it comes to abortion, if Gov. Ron DeSantis signs legislation passed April 13 that would prohibit abortions after six weeks, according to The New York Times.
Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West is suing a California hospital, alleging the facility laid off employees instead of complying with a new city minimum pay law, according to mynewsla.com.
A Florida-based marketer was sentenced to 41 months in prison for buying and selling more than 2.6 million Medicare beneficiary identification numbers and other personal identifying information, the Justice Department said in an April 11 news release.