Legal & Regulatory Issues

Naples, Fla.-based NCH Healthcare System plans to drop its lawsuit against the Leapfrog Group, according to Fox affiliate WFTX-TV.

After reportedly not self-isolating following a coronavirus test, a home health aide is facing criminal charges as four people in the household where she worked tested positive for the new virus and an 80-year-old patient died of COVID-19.

Several near-term and long-term challenges will be coming to state Medicaid programs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, from enrollment growth to financial hardships.

CVS subsidiary Omnicare agreed to pay the U.S. $15.3 million May 13 to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by allowing opioids and other controlled substances to be dispensed without valid prescriptions. 

America's Health Insurance Plans, the national trade association for health insurers, is telling members to extend prior authorizations for elective surgeries and procedures that were postponed due to COVID-19.

Three healthcare organizations and a patient have filed a lawsuit against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, seeking to end the emergency order in the state which has prohibited medical services deemed nonessential, according to The Detroit News.

The following hospital lawsuits were reported since April 1, beginning with the most recent.

Regulatory reforms the government rolled out amid the pandemic have significantly improved patients' access to addiction care, according to STAT.

Staten Island University Hospital in New York City suspended a nurse who faces charges for allegedly stealing a credit card from a hospitalized COVID-19 patient, according to CNN.

CMS issued its final Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for the 2021 benefit year for the ACA marketplace.