Former Vice President Mike Pence, through his political advocacy group, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's vaccine-or-test mandate covering businesses with 100 or more employees, according to The Hill.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
After receiving an audit from the Pennsylvania Insurance Department, UPMC must pay out $250,000 for claims and notification violations, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Dec. 30.
Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO and founder of failed blood testing startup Theranos, was found guilty of four of 11 fraud charges Jan. 3, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Biogen slashed the price of its controversial Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm after a problematic rollout, but the move has still done little to encourage Medicare to cover the controversial drug.
Nearly 400,000 patients affected by a contract dispute between Anthem and Atlanta-based Northside Hospital System will maintain in-network rates for another month after a judge issued an injunction.
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UnitedHealth Group and Aetna were both named in lawsuits for allegedly denying claims and underpaying surgeons who provided advanced endometriosis treatment.
The New Jersey Supreme Court on Dec. 22 ruled against Cooper University Hospital in Camden, N.J., over a $850,000 billing dispute.
The House of Representatives narrowly passed the Build Back Better Act last month.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hold a special hearing next month to consider cases involving a federal COVID-19 vaccination mandate for healthcare workers and a vaccinate-or-test requirement for large businesses, The New York Times reported Dec. 22.
From physicians suing Envision Healthcare to the U.S. Supreme Court agreeing to review a case involving Epic, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits making headlines.