A coalition of more than 2,500 physicians is calling on the Senate to reject the nomination of Heidi Overton, MD, to lead the FDA, citing concerns about her record on vaccines and abortion. The Sept. 30 letter, organized by the…

Changes to Medicaid eligibility and financing, Connecticut’s certificate-of-need overhaul and Maryland’s new hospital staffing framework are among the healthcare-related laws set to take effect Oct. 1. Here are seven federal and state-specific laws to know: Federal 1. Medicaid eligibility narrows…

President Donald Trump’s plan to rescind $810 million in federal funds does not permit the administration to withhold the money beyond fiscal 2026, according to the Government Accountability Office. In a Sept. 29 letter to congressional leaders, GAO General Counsel…

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued Mercy Health, alleging the system fired a Jewish orthopedic surgeon in Youngstown, Ohio, because of his religion and race. The lawsuit names Mercy Health Physicians Youngstown and its parent, Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy…

A New York judge has ruled that former Nassau University Medical Center President and CEO Megan Ryan can proceed with her claim that the East Meadow, N.Y.-based hospital’s parent company breached her employment agreement. The judge dismissed most of her…

The former CEO of Palm Springs, Calif.-based Desert Healthcare District, who was terminated in May, filed a claim against the district alleging retaliation. The district’s board of directors has rejected it, Uken Report reported Sept. 27. The board voted unanimously…

State College, Pa.-based Mount Nittany Medical Center is continuing the legal battle to restore its sole community hospital designation, which CMS terminated in April, and estimates that the designation loss will cost the hospital approximately $15 million annually. In June,…

UnitedHealthcare and TeamHealth have settled a lawsuit in which the insurer accused the physician staffing company of upcoding emergency department claims.  The lawsuit was voluntarily dismissed with prejudice Sept. 24 in Tennessee federal court, according to court records. The dismissal…

Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical System has agreed to pay more than $2.25 million in restitution to patients to resolve a dispute with the Maryland attorney general’s office over outpatient facility fees. The settlement centers on facility fees charged between…

The Trump administration said Sept. 25 it is repealing $810 million in federal funding for immigration programs, minority care, and grant funding for research such as patient safety and healthcare quality for transgender patients.  Most of the cuts are focused…