President Donald Trump's nominee for CMS administrator, Mehmet Oz, MD, has pledged to divest from multiple healthcare companies if confirmed to lead the agency.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
The Trump administration plans to defend the ACA requirement that requires insurers to fully cover certain preventive services for their members.
From UnitedHealth Group reaching a $20.25 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor to the former CEO of MetroHealth filing a lawsuit against the health system for alleged discrimination, here are 10 healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments…
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has denied a request from 14 Democratic state attorneys general to immediately enforce broad restrictions against the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency, The Hill reported Feb. 18.
Two emergency department staff members were injured in a stabbing incident at Provident Hospital in Chicago on Feb. 17, police and hospital officials confirmed to Becker's.
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Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers of New York has agreed to pay $29 million to settle allegations it concealed overpayments for services provided to retired military members and their families.
From an Arizona couple pleading guilty to a $1.2 billion scheme to the sentencing of a "serial healthcare fraudster," here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker's has reported on since Jan. 22:
A federal judge on Feb. 13 issued a temporary restraining order to block President Donald Trump's executive order restricting access to gender-affirming care to individuals under the age of 19.
Oral arguments began on Feb. 12 for St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital's appeal in a case that gained national attention through a Netflix documentary, FOX 13 News reported.
Police are investigating an incident involving what they described as a self-inflicted shooting on Feb. 12 at AdventHealth Heart of Florida in Davenport, a spokesperson for the Haines City Police Department confirmed to Becker's.