Republican-led states want the Supreme Court to wait on deciding the fate of the ACA until a lower court finishes its ruling in the case, The Hill reports.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
From a California physician group settling false claims allegations to an appeals court refusing to rehear the latest ACA challenge, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements making headlines.
CMS published its proposed annual Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters Rule for 2021 that updates regulations and financial standards for health insurers.
Hospital and insurance groups largely came out in opposition of new optional funding changes to Medicaid that would partially cap federal assistance.
Federal investigators raided now-shuttered Ellwood (Pa.) City Medical Center on Jan. 30.
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A judge from the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals called for a rehearing of the latest ACA challenge, but it was swiftly voted down 8-6 by the court, The Hill reports.
An optional program is now available for states seeking greater flexibility over their Medicaid programs, CMS said Jan. 30. But with more flexibility would come an annual cap in federal funding.
West Virginia legislature is reviewing a bill that would allow private hospitals to employ their own police forces, WV Public Broadcasting reports.
Purdue Pharma has been identified as the unnamed company referenced in criminal charging documents released this week in an opioid kickback probe involving EHR vendor Practice Fusion, according to a Jan. 28 Reuters report.
A family physician in Knoxville, Tenn., and his practice agreed to pay $285,000 to resolve allegations of improper billing to government healthcare programs, according to the Department of Justice.