Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health hospitals have voluntarily dismissed two lawsuits against Humana over alleged 340B drug underpayments, according to July court filings. UNC Health Care System and affiliated hospitals dismissed their case against Humana and ChoiceCare Network July 17…
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President Donald Trump signed three proclamations July 20 imposing an additional 50% tariff on Canadian goods covering motor vehicles, alcoholic beverages and dairy products, according to a White House news release. The move follows the Supreme Court’s Feb. 20 ruling…
The Department of Homeland Security updated a “public charge” policy to allow more immigrants to be disqualified from getting a green card if they use public benefits such as Medicaid, according to a notice published in the Federal Register. “This…
U.S. District Judge Sharon Coleman denied a motion July 16 by Anosh Ahmed, MD, former CFO and COO of Chicago-based Loretto Hospital, to join his co-defendants in seeking dismissal in a COVID-19 testing fraud case. Federal prosecutors filed an emergency…
Novo Nordisk has filed a lawsuit against Eli Lilly, accusing the rival drugmaker of running misleading advertisements for Zepbound and Mounjaro. The lawsuit was filed July 21 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Novo Nordisk…
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A Delaware judge has dismissed UnitedHealth Group’s defamation lawsuit against The Guardian following the outlet’s reporting last year that said the insurer secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers for its Medicare Advantage members. “We are delighted that Judge…
On July 17, the Department of Homeland Security finalized a rule capping U.S. stays for international students and exchange visitors at four years, ending the open-ended “duration of status” framework for medical trainees. Here are six things to know: 1.…
A bipartisan trio of physician-lawmakers on July 15 introduced the Patients First Act, a Medicare payment overhaul aimed at tying physician pay to inflation and bolstering independent practices. Chairs of the GOP and Democratic Doctors Caucuses — Reps. John Joyce,…
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has referred allegations against two Rio Grande Valley hospitals to the state attorney general’s office over suspected “birth tourism” marketing, escalating a probe that began after Gov. Greg Abbott on July 7 ordered…
The Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement with CVS Caremark that requires the pharmacy benefit manager to change its business practices as part of the agency’s antitrust case alleging the PBM inflated insulin list prices through rebate practices. The FTC…