Two U.S. senators have introduced a bill they say aims to bolster the No Surprises Act by ensuring health insurers "reimburse providers promptly so costs are not passed along to patients."
Legal & Regulatory Issues
Riverdale Ga.-based Southern Regional Medical Center is being sued by a patient's family after he escaped from the hospital and was shot by police, Atlanta News First reported Dec. 18.
A family of a late California man has sued Amazon One Medical, claiming he died after a virtual healthcare visit with the company, The Washington Post reported Dec. 18.
A man who authorities say stabbed a security guard last year at Milwaukee-based Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital was sentenced to five years in prison Dec. 12 after pleading guilty to first-degree reckless injury, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
From Nebraska's attorney general suing Change Healthcare to Optum backing out of a proposed "dummy code" settlement, here are 12 healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments that Becker's has reported since Dec. 10:
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A physician who worked for two Pasadena, Calif., hospices was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a fraud scheme that defrauded Medicare out of more than $3 million.
A Montana physician was sentenced to six months in prison followed by six months of home confinement for his role in a $31 million telemedicine fraud scheme.
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New York Gov. Kathy Houchul on Dec. 13 vetoed the Local Input for Community Hospitals Act, a bill that would have strengthened community involvement in hospital closure decisions.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's recent signing of several human trafficking bills into law marks a pivotal moment for California's fight against one of society's most insidious crimes.