A court denied Seattle Children's Hospital's request to overturn a decision that requires the hospital to turn over public health records concerning mold infections to local reporters, according to The Center Square.
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Two trials involving opioid litigation have been stalled this month, delaying one of the largest civil cases in U.S. history, The Washington Post reported.
From a Texas heart hospital paying $48 million to resolve false claims allegations to a Massachusetts physician accused of $10.6 million in billing fraud, here are 12 cases that made headlines since Nov. 1.
The CEO of Decision Diagnostics, a West Village, Calif.-based medical device company, has been charged with securities fraud in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud investors by making false statements about the purported development of a new COVID-19 test.
A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction Dec. 29 to stop Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica from terminating its insurance contracts with McLaren St. Luke's Hospital, a 300-bed facility in Maumee, Ohio, and its physician group.
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An appeals court rejected hospitals' challenge of a rule that requires hospitals to disclose the rates they negotiate with insurers beginning in 2021.
Pharmacy benefits manager Prime Therapeutics notified Boeing group health plan members in Washington of a privacy breach that involved incorrect mailings of medical information, according to a Dec. 28 news release.
Skip line for COVID-19 vaccine and lose your license, California governor warns healthcare providers
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that healthcare providers who violate vaccine priority guidelines will be penalized, including the revocation of their professional license.
UCHealth patients have filed a lawsuit against Credit Service Co., a debt collector that previously sued them for unpaid medical bills, according to The Denver Channel.
The FDA has issued new rules related to the prescribing of opioid painkillers.