The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a request from healthcare workers to block enforcement of New York's COVID-19 vaccination mandate based on their religious objections, according to court documents.
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On the heels of a legal victory out of a Nevada courtroom, TeamHealth CEO Leif Murphy told Becker's that he is both proud of a decisive win against UnitedHealthcare and wary that the company's remaining lawsuits against the payer won't…
A Miami man was arrested Dec. 10 and charged with submitting approximately $38 million in fraudulent healthcare claims to Blue Cross Blue Shield and UnitedHealthcare, according to the Justice Department.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and its subsidiary, the Accident Fund, received a labor complaint over its COVID-19 vaccination requirements and subsequent employee suspensions, according to the City Pulse.
A federal jury has convicted Tampa, Fla., pharmacy owner Peter Bolos, 44, for his role in running an $174 million telehealth fraud scheme.
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A handful of payers were flagged throughout 2021 by HHS' Office of the Inspector General for coding or reimbursement errors.
From medical groups urging a federal court to preserve vaccination requirements for healthcare workers to the Supreme Court declining to hear an antitrust suit against a North Carolina health system, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits making headlines.
Associations representing hospitals and physicians are suing the federal government over the independent dispute resolution process outlined in CMS' surprise-billing rule.
Allergan agreed to pay $200 million by mid-2022 to settle allegations that it contributed to New York's opioid epidemic, state Attorney General Letitia James announced Dec. 8.
CMS is continuing to use discretion on enforcing payer data exchange guidelines introduced in a May 2020 interoperability rule, HHS stated in a Dec. 7 notice.