Former HHS Inspector General Christi Grimm is one of eight inspectors general alleging they were unlawfully fired by President Donald Trump, CBS News reported Feb. 12.
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The American Hospital Association and Federation of American Hospitals on Feb. 11 filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging an appellate court to vacate nationwide the Federal Trade Commission's noncompete rule.
A federal judge ruled that Walgreens must pay $987 million to the virtual care company PWNHealth, upholding an arbitration award following a breach-of-contract dispute.
A federal judge in Boston has extended a temporary restraining order to block the Trump administration from implementing a new policy that would significantly cut federal grant funding for medical research projects nationwide, The New York Times reported Feb. 11.
A federal jury found a New York City physician guilty of causing the submission of more than $24 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for unnecessary laboratory tests and orthotic braces.
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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ordered HHS, the CDC and the FDA to restore webpages that were taken down in early February to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order on gender ideology.
Four pharmacy owners have been sentenced for their involvement in a scheme to defraud Medicare, Medicaid and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan out of more than $13 million.
Attorneys general in 22 states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Feb. 10, aiming to prevent significant cuts to federal grant funding for medical research projects. Hours later, U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley issued a temporary restraining order to block…
A man the New York Attorney General's Office described as a "serial healthcare fraudster" has been sentenced to between eight and one-third to 25-years in state prison for his role in a Medicaid fraud scheme.
Attorneys general across 19 states have shared plans to file a lawsuit over the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency's access to payment systems that contain Americans' "sensitive personal information."