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Legal & Regulatory Issues

Members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency have been granted access to payment and contracting systems at CMS, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 5. 

HCA's Henrico Doctors Hospital in Richmond, Va., has reopened its neonatal ICU for new admissions. The hospital halted NICU admissions Dec. 26 after it discovered three infants with unexplained fractures in November and December. 

Doctors for America has filed a lawsuit against the Office of Personnel Management, CDC, FDA and HHS for removing a broad range of health-related data from government websites.

Airica Steed, EdD, RN, who was terminated as president and CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth in August, has filed a lawsuit against the health system, three board members and four executives, alleging discrimination, retaliation and defamation.

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From federal prosecutors dismissing charges against a Texas physician accused of illegally accessing and sharing private medical records, to UnitedHealthcare settling proton beam therapy coverage lawsuits, here are 10 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments that Becker's has…

An Arizona couple has pleaded guilty to causing more than $1.2 billion in fraudulent claims to be submitted to Medicare and other health insurance programs for unnecessary wound grafts that were applied to elderly and terminally ill patients. 

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