From a patient suing a St. Louis-based health system over an employee email hack to a federal judge dismissing a false claims suit against a Chicago hospital, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements making headlines.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
Agents from the FBI and the HHS Office of the Inspector General this week raided the home of a New Jersey physical therapist, hours before an indictment was unsealed and charges were filed against him, according to NJ.com.
New York 's department of financial services sued Johnson & Johnson Sept. 17, accusing the drugmaker of misrepresenting opioids in its marketing.
Wellpath, the nation's largest for-profit healthcare provider for correctional facilities, violated federal law by refusing to accommodate a nurse's religious beliefs, according to a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit filed Sept. 14.
Group Health Inc., a subsidiary of EmblemHealth, overstated its supplemental executive retirement plan costs to Medicare, according to a report from HHS' Office of Inspector General.
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The following hospital lawsuits and settlements were reported since Aug. 31, beginning with the most recent.
The U.S. Appeals Court for the Southern District of New York on Sept. 14 upheld a New York law taxing drugmakers and distributors to help address the opioid epidemic.
A nurse is accusing a Georgia Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center of ignoring COVID-19 safety precautions and denying detainees medicine and checkups, according to a federal complaint cited by The Washington Post.
CMS issued part one of its proposed 2022 Medicare Advantage Advance Notice, which updates payment methodologies to Medicare Advantage and Part D plans.
The Scripps Research Institute in San Diego agreed to pay the federal government $10 million to settle allegations that it improperly used National Institutes of Health grant funds.