A federal judge in Los Angeles indicated he will approve a $215 million class-action settlement between the University of Southern California and more than 18,000 former patients of gynecologist George Tyndall, MD, who faces criminal charges for sexual penetration and…
Legal & Regulatory Issues
Businesses in Montana sued Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana to recoup fees the insurer allegedly kicked back to municipal leaders as a marketing incentive, according to the Missoula Current.
Ten former employees are suing Columbus, Ohio-based Mount Carmel Health System, claiming they were wrongfully terminated after an investigation revealed 35 intensive care unit patients received "excessive and potentially fatal" painkiller doses between 2015 and 2018, reports WOSU Public Media.
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has agreed to pay $53 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit filed by pension funds and shareholders, according to Law360.
The Justice Department is challenging a ruling that invalidated the "conscience protection rule" for healthcare workers, according to The Hill.
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Missouri health regulators have told Pinnacle Regional Hospital in Booneville, Mo., to stop performing surgery until its sterile processing unit is upgraded, according to KCUR.
The U.S. Supreme Court is asking Republican-led states involved in an ACA lawsuit to respond to a motion filed by Democratic-led states that seeks a hearing for the case in the high court, The Hill reports.
A patient filed a lawsuit against the city of San Francisco Jan. 6 over a patient abuse scandal at Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, reports the San Francisco Examiner.
Agnesian HealthCare, a three-hospital system based in Fond du Lac, Wis., and its affiliated physician group have agreed to pay $10 million to resolve allegations that Agnesian paid kickbacks to physicians in exchange for patient referrals, according to Wisconsin Public…
CMS released its first round of proposed updates to Medicare Part C and Part D payment policies Jan. 6.