CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, said his administration will require all states to audit healthcare providers participating in Medicaid to address alleged fraud, Politico reported April 21. Dr. Oz unveiled the plan at Politico’s Health Care Summit. Beginning this week,…

A federal judge has issued a sweeping written order formally vacating HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s declaration on gender-affirming care for minors and permanently barring the administration from implementing any similar policy against healthcare providers in 21 states. Four…

A retired chief philanthropy officer and four other former employees at Renton, Wash.-based Providence filed a lawsuit April 17 against the system, alleging the organization failed to monitor retirement plans that lost nearly $70 million in five years.  The lawsuit alleges…

From a Florida brokerage firm pleading guilty to an ACA enrollment fraud scheme to a Texas durable medical equipment owner sentenced to prison for a $61.5 million scheme, here are eight healthcare billing fraud cases Becker’s has reported since March…

The Texas Medical Board has sanctioned three physicians on allegations of delayed care for two pregnant women who died, ProPublica reported April 17.  In one case, a pregnant 18-year-old sought care for life-threatening complications multiple times, and two physicians —…

Thomas Shaknovsky, MD, a Florida surgeon, was charged April 13 with second-degree manslaughter in connection with the death of a 70-year-old man during surgery. The Alabama man was vacationing in Florida when he experienced severe pain on his left side,…

James Heaps, MD, has been sentenced again to 11 years in prison following a retrial. A three-justice panel had determined Dr. Heaps was denied a fair trial because the judge did not share a note with the defense counsel that…

Resilience Healthcare, the operator of two Chicago-area hospitals that closed in August 2025 and March 2026, respectively, has filed a lawsuit against the hospitals’ landlord over eviction notices that Resilience alleges violated terms of the lease. Meanwhile, one of the…

Iowa has become the fourth state to legally change the “physician assistant” job title to “physician associate.” On April 9, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law granting the revised title. The legislation does not change the scope…

The former chief quality and value officer of Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health has filed a lawsuit claiming she was fired in retaliation for raising supply chain safety concerns. Seven things to know: 1. Carol Barsky, MD, filed the lawsuit April…