Moving care outside the hospital and into patients' homes can have a powerful impact on reducing health disparities. But first, providers must overcome regulatory barriers.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
A federal appeals court on June 13 affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit over Houston Methodist's COVID-19 vaccination mandate, the Houston Chronicle reported June 14.
From a health system settling kickback allegations to a for-profit hospital operator facing an antitrust lawsuit, here are the latest hospital lawsuits and settlements making headlines.
The U.S. Supreme Court sided with hospital groups June 15 in a case challenging HHS' 340B payment cuts.
The popularity of travel nursing is leaving healthcare facilities and the companies serving them susceptible to misclassification accusations and joint-employer disputes, Bloomberg Law reported June 14.
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Four providers settled self-reported fraud claims in May, according to the HHS Office of the Inspector General:
Orlando Health filed a federal lawsuit June 9 against Liberty HealthShare, accusing the healthcare-sharing ministry of trying to get free services it should have paid for and disputing claims without providing details.
From a former Kentucky lawmaker who plead guilty to charges in connection to a $2.7 million fraudulent billing scheme, to a Florida medical biller sentenced to more than five years in prison, here are nine recent healthcare billing fraud cases:
Critics of a June 6 U.S. Supreme Court ruling involving Medicaid clawbacks from personal injury litigation wins say the decision could result in less money for state Medicaid programs, Bloomberg reported June 10.
Dallas-based Steward Health Care has agreed to pay $4.7 million to resolve kickback allegations.