A former medical researcher at Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Children's Research Institute was sentenced Feb. 1 to 30 months in prison for conspiring to steal trade secrets concerning the identification and treatment of pediatric medical conditions, according to the Department of…
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New York City-based consulting firm McKinsey is close to reaching a settlement with state attorneys general regarding counsel it provided to Purdue Pharma and other opioid drugmakers, sources familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal Jan. 29.
A federal court in Florida issued a temporary order prohibiting Tampa-based WeCare Pharmacy from dispensing opioids and other controlled substances, the Department of Justice announced Jan. 29.
Attorneys general from 18 states called on the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Arkansas to set work requirements for Medicaid members, a policy that was championed by the Trump administration, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
From an EHR vendor resolving kickback allegations to a judge dismissing a whistleblower suit against a Florida health system, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements making headlines.
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A Mississippi businessman allegedly defrauded healthcare providers of $1.8 million by hoarding personal protective equipment and price gouging healthcare providers, according to a Jan. 27 release from the Department of Justice.
A New Jersey physician was sentenced to 33 months in prison for his role in a $24 million telemedicine scheme, the U.S. Justice Department said Jan. 27.
Two more people pleaded guilty to their roles in a $28 million healthcare kickback scheme Jan. 25, the Justice Department said.
Despite objections, UnitedHealth Group has to reprocess 67,000 medical claims for behavioral healthcare that it previously denied, a federal judge said Jan. 27.
A paramedic responsible for administering COVID-19 vaccine doses to firefighters in Polk County, Fla., was arrested Jan. 25 in connection with the theft of vaccine doses, according to The New York Times.