HHS has commanded state Medicaid programs to investigate the eligibility of hundreds of thousands of program enrollees based on their immigration status amid the federal government’s immigration crackdown, KFF Health News reported Nov. 3. Officials representing five state Medicaid programs…
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Port Townsend, Wash.-based Jefferson Healthcare is facing a lawsuit alleging the hospital and its leadership violated the state’s open public meetings law, The Leader reported Oct. 29. Arthur West, who The Leader reported is an “open government advocate,” filed the…
The Department of Justice dismissed charges against two individuals, the former CEO of two El Paso, Texas-based long-term acute care hospitals and the owner of one of them, withdrawing its felony indictment alleging wire fraud. Four things to know: 1.…
A Mississippi district court struck down a rule that provided anti-discrimination protections to transgender patients in Medicaid. The May 2024 rule redefined Title IX’s prohibition against discrimination “on the basis of sex” to include gender identity. This would have required…
The healthcare accreditation landscape is undergoing visible transformation. As industry giants race to simplify standards, reduce burden, and modernize their models, providers are left wondering: What’s changing? What’s not? And who’s already doing what others are just now starting to…
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The Citrus County Hospital Board, which owns the property of HCA Florida Citrus Hospital in Inverness, is preparing to dissolve, Citrus County Chronicle reported Oct. 17. Here are five things to know: 1. The decision follows the conclusion of a…
The Minnesota Attorney General’s office is investigating Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus Health after physicians in Duluth, Minn., alleged they were pressured to sign contracts that may violate the state’s 2023 ban on noncompete agreements, the Minnesota Reformer reported Oct. 17. Physicians…
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is recommending Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Hospital be placed in immediate jeopardy following incidents the department claims created an unsafe environment for patients. The department cited incidents that occurred between July and…
A federal judge’s order halting layoffs of government workers during the shutdown does not apply to HHS because the affected employees were not represented by the unions who filed the lawsuit, a representative for the department said in an Oct.…
A federal bankruptcy judge approved an emergency loan Oct. 14 for Montgomery, Ala.-based Jackson Hospital to help keep it afloat through the holiday season, AL.com reported Oct. 15. The ruling extends the 344-bed hospital’s debtor-in-possession loan from $22 million to…