Challenges to the federal government's vaccinate-or-test mandate for businesses were consolidated Nov. 16 at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit in Cincinnati, according to The New York Times.
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A coalition of 12 states sued the federal government Nov. 15 to block a CMS mandate requiring COVID-19 vaccination for eligible staff at healthcare facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5fth Circuit has kept its block on a federal COVID-19 vaccination and testing mandate for private employers with more than 100 employees, The New York Times reported Nov. 12.
The former head of UnitedHealthcare's Shared Savings Program alleged during testimony that the insurer was willing to pay for its members' surprise medical bills, but only if they filed a complaint to the company.
CMS said Nov. 12 it will rescind a rule introduced by former President Donald Trump's administration that allows Medicare to quickly cover medical devices deemed "breakthrough" technologies by the FDA.
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From states suing the federal government over vaccine mandates to an Indiana health system filing a trademark infringement lawsuit, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits making headlines.
Fresno, Calif.-based Physician Network Advantage is accusing Santé Health System of failing to pay $1.5 million for its Epic EHR implementation, according to court documents filed Oct. 27.
A coalition of 10 states sued the federal government Nov. 10 in an attempt to halt the federal mandate that healthcare workers at facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs get COVID-19 vaccinations.
A recently unsealed whistleblower lawsuit out of Philadelphia accuses Aetna of assigning children under Medicaid to providers who were dead, out of state or did not specialize in pediatrics.
A California physician was convicted on 26 felony charges for fraudulently distributing an unapproved cancer treatment over a six-year period, according to a Nov. 3 release from the FDA.