Hospitals are finding themselves in court over their decision to deny giving COVID-19 patients ivermectin, an anti-parasite drug the FDA has warned against using to treat COVID-19.
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Brentwood, Tenn.-based Corizon, which has been providing Missouri's prison medical care for nearly 30 years, filed a lawsuit against the state after it lost out on renewing the contract to Centene subsidiary Centurion Health.
A New Jersey woman is accused of selling about 250 fake COVID-19 vaccination cards for $200 a piece to hospital employees and other healthcare workers, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office announced Aug. 31.
Workers accusing Iowa City-based University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics of failing to pay wages and overtime in a timely manner are asking a judge to end the dispute and issue a ruling in their favor, The Gazette reported Aug. 31.
Several medical clinics across the U.S. are hiring lawyers to help improve their patients' health, according to NPR.
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A federal judge preliminarily approved a class-action settlement over an eating disorder coverage lawsuit facing Anthem Blue Cross.
UnitedHealth and CVS Health pharmacy benefit managers are battling with the state of Ohio over efforts to reveal information tied to Medicaid contracts that the state believes should be — and in some cases, already is — public knowledge.
Lawsuits filed by workers to block COVID-19 vaccination requirements at six hospital systems in Cincinnati and northern Kentucky have been voluntarily dismissed, but will be refiled, a law firm spokesperson told the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health and several of its affiliates will pay $90 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting inaccurate information about Medicare Advantage beneficiaries, the Justice Department said Aug. 30.
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo granted final approval of Sutter Health's $575 million antitrust settlement Aug. 27.