A federal judge has ruled that a Montana law that prohibited employers from discriminating against workers based on their vaccination status is unconstitutional in healthcare settings, the Montana Free Press reported Dec. 9.

New Mexico sued Alta Vista Regional Medical Center in Las Vegas, N.M., and its owner Quorum Health Resources, alleging the hospital engaged in false advertising and overcharging patients.

A Dallas County grand jury has indicted the man accused of fatally shooting two workers inside Methodist Dallas Medical Center in October, The Dallas Morning News reported Dec. 9, citing court records. 

Neurosurgeon Lokesh Tantuwaya, MD, on Dec. 9 was sentenced to five years in prison for accepting $3.3 million in bribes — which he was also ordered to forfeit — to perform spine surgeries at the now-defunct Pacific Hospital in Long…

Worcester, Mass.-based St. Vincent Hospital will pay more than $1.78 million to settle allegations it received impermissible payments from Medicare by inflating charges and failed to fully reimburse the government. 

The owner of a medical marketing company has been charged in connection to an alleged scheme that defrauded federal payers out of at least $64 million. 

Tanya Grant, 51, was sentenced Dec. 8 for a healthcare fraud scheme carried out through two companies she controlled between 2017 and 2021. 

The former owner of a Sarasota, Fla.-based pain management clinic was sentenced to 40 months in prison for his role in a $4.5 million fraud scheme involving the fentanyl spray Subsys.

Syracuse, N.Y.-based SUNY Upstate Medical University settled a lawsuit with Cor Development to regain control of eight acres of land in downtown Syracuse, syracuse.com reported Dec. 8. 

A federal judge in Louisiana on Dec. 2 declined a case brought by 14 states challenging the Biden administration's rule that requires COVID-19 vaccination for eligible staff at healthcare facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs.