Legal & Regulatory Issues

Congress launched an investigation Nov. 5 into global consulting firm McKinsey's work with opioid manufacturers, The New York Times reported. 

An interim final rule for the No Surprises Act could play a crucial role in managing premiums through determining payment amounts, research professors say. 

From a Pittsburgh-based system battling a false claims lawsuit to a New Jersey system facing age discrimination allegations, here are the latest hospital lawsuits and settlements making headlines. 

The Department of Veterans Affairs has been ordered to pay $160 million to settle claims that 3,200 clinicians worked unpaid overtime to update EHRs, according to Oct. 29 court documents obtained by Becker's.

Here are six recent lawsuits and case updates involving payers:

TeamHealth's claims against UnitedHealthcare moved forward in a Nevada district court just days after the health insurance giant sued the physician staffing company. 

Hospitals across the nation are expressing support for UPMC as the Pittsburgh-based system urges a Pennsylvania federal court to toss allegations that it submitted false claims to government payers for concurrent surgeries performed by one of its top surgeons.

UnitedHealth Group and Change Healthcare entered into an amended agreement with the Justice Department not to finalize the healthcare companies' proposed $13 billion deal until late February.

A lawsuit filed by the liquidating trust for Verity Health is claiming MultiPlan and national insurers used their influence to deny providers across the country $90 billion since 2012. 

The FBI is investigating Chicago-based Loretto Hospital's vaccine program as part of a larger criminal probe, Block Club Chicago reported Nov. 2.