Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke's University Health Network can sue another Pennsylvania hospital accused of inflating its reimbursement claims under the federal Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, a federal appeals court ruled July 22.
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A former employee of Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic was sentenced July 20 for embezzling $171,000 from the health system, according to court records.
Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical System and its Towson-based St. Joseph Medical Center are facing a lawsuit after canceling a hysterectomy for a transgender man, according to The Baltimore Sun.
From a panel of appellate judges upholding HHS' site-neutral payment cuts to King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services settling false claims allegations, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements making headlines.
An appeals court upheld the Trump administration's expansion of short-term health plans in a 2-1 decision July 17.
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A judge in Gwinnett County, Ga., dismissed four nurses' request for emergency injunctive relief in a lawsuit filed against Landmark Hospital of Athens (Ga.). The lawsuit alleges the hospital manipulated COVID-19 test results and created a public health risk.
The following hospital lawsuits and settlements were reported since June 24, beginning with the most recent.
The Illinois Department of Insurance fined health insurers more than $2 million for violating mental health parity laws.
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger has reached a settlement with the families of infants who died or were injured as a result of contracting bacterial infections while in the neonatal intensive care unit at Geisinger Medical Center, according to the Times Leader.
The Georgia Department of Community Health determined Landmark Hospital of Athens (Ga.) is in compliance with Medicare certification requirements after a lawsuit filed by four hospital employees prompted an investigation.