HCA Houston Kingwood (Texas) remains fully operational as police investigate the fatal Feb. 24 shooting of a male suspect by a San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office deputy at the facility, spokespeople for the hospital and police confirmed to Becker's.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld the fraud convictions, prison sentences and $452 million restitution order against Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the now-defunct blood testing startup Theranos, and Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, the company's former president.
Following months of legal battles, New York City-based Mount Sinai's Beth Israel will close March 26 after New York Supreme Court Judge Jeffrey Pearlman dismissed a lawsuit against the system that prevented its closure.
Authorities are investigating a Feb. 22 shooting at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York, Pa., that left a police officer dead after a gunman took hostages, media outlets reported. The gunman later was killed by police in the incident, during which…
Universal Health Services hospital accused of boosting profits with involuntary commitment practices
Washington D.C.-based Psychiatric Institute of Washington, a Universal Health Services hospital, is being accused of systematically committing patients without medical necessity to maximize insurance payments, The Washington Post reported Feb. 24.
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The owner of two durable medical equipment companies has been charged for his alleged role in a $30 million Medicare fraud scheme.
A Kansas man has pleaded guilty to operating a fraud scheme that billed Medicare and other health insurers more than $1 billion through an online platform for durable medical equipment and fake physician orders.
The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 21 that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating Medicare Advantage billing practices at UnitedHealth Group, a development that the insurer disputes.
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order focused on limiting public benefits for undocumented immigrants.
A St. Louis physician who owned two urgent care centers was sentenced to 35 months in prison for defrauding Medicare and Missouri Medicaid.