A former employee at Group Health Cooperative in Seattle is accusing the health plan of involvement in a "scheme" related to the submission of false Medicare claims, according to Kaiser Health News.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
The following hospital lawsuits were reported in the past month, beginning with the most recent.
A judge will no longer preside over a discrimination case against Columbia-based University of Missouri School of Medicine due to a potential conflict of interest, reports a local ABC affiliate.
A federal judge in Texas overturned a 2016 regulation protecting transgender patients from discrimination Oct. 15, according to AHA News.
Sutter Health, a 24-hospital system based in Sacramento, Calif., has reached a preliminary agreement in an antitrust case brought by employers and later joined by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
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The country's three largest drug distributors and two manufacturers have agreed with several states on the framework of a $50 billion settlement to resolve thousands of opioid-related lawsuits, according to The New York Times.
The owner of a Tennessee-based pain clinic chain and three employees have been charged with conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and several counts of healthcare fraud for allegedly submitting $38 million in fraudulent claims government payers, according to the Department…
The average loss incurred from professional liability claims continues to increase due to a rising frequency of large medical malpractice verdicts, according to a new report published by Aon Plc. and the American Society for Health Care Risk Management.
Insurer Oscar filed a notice of appeal Oct. 16 after a judge dismissed the startup's lawsuit against Florida Blue, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
New proposed rules were issued on October 9th, 2019 to provide more flexibility to healthcare providers entering into value-based payment arrangements.