A physician and clinic owner in Seattle reached an agreement with the Department of Justice to resolve an investigation into alleged False Claims Act violations.
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Cigna will pay out-of-network providers market-based rates for treatment provided to its members with COVID-19, the health insurer said May 6.
The Small Business Administration can't block three bankrupt hospitals from applying for a Paycheck Protection Program loan, federal courts ruled this week, according to two publications.
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter filed separate lawsuits against Cardinal Health, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen May 1, accusing them of oversupplying the state with opioids, The Oklahoman reported.
From a Virginia health system settling false billing allegations to rural hospitals suing the Small Business Administration, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements making headlines.
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A Virginia physician agreed to pay $1.8 million to resolve allegations that he accepted kickbacks from a Massachusetts medical devicemaker, the Department of Justice said April 24.
A growing number of financially troubled companies, including rural hospitals, are suing the Small Business Administration for blocking bankrupt companies from accessing Paycheck Protection Program loans, according to The Wall Street Journal.
A physician in Michigan's Macomb County faces charges for allegedly attempting to defraud Medicare by submitting false claims for varicose vein and vitamin C treatments that weren't delivered or medically necessary, the Department of Justice said April 28.
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems began notifying patients on April 23 that their protected health information may have been exposed after a March 3 tornado struck the building where up to 2,500 medical records were being stored.
Steward Health Care must pay $10.2 million to a scientist who lost her lab after a series of actions taken by the Dallas-based hospital operator, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled April 28.