An Ohio physician who was indicted on 25 counts of murder earlier this year sued Trinity Health and his medical malpractice insurer in federal court for refusing to cover the costs of defending the criminal charges, according to Bloomberg Law.
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Four employees will be charged with the deaths of 12 residents after Hurricane Irma at The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills (Fla.), three of the employees' attorneys announced Aug. 24, according to The New York Times.
Though the U.S. Justice Department has used data analytics to comb through prescription and billing information to detect healthcare fraud for several years, its recent data-driven approach to tackling the opioid crisis may be its most successful yet.
Four caregivers have been charged with assaulting a patient at a group home for disabled adults in Mount Dora, Fla., according to The Orlando Sentinel.
Aetna is changing up its Kansas leadership after the state threatened to terminate the insurer's Medicaid contract for failing on the agreement, according to public radio station KCUR.
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A woman who worked in accounts receivable during most of her 22-year career with Boise, Idaho-based Saint Alphonsus Health System is accused of using her position to defraud the health system of $1 million, according to the Idaho Statesman.
From shareholders suing a major for-profit hospital operator to an appellate court affirming a surgeon's $6.4M defamation award, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits making headlines.
HHS issued a proposal Aug. 22 to loosen privacy rules around the treatment of substance use disorder.
A couple filed a lawsuit Aug. 22 against Bryn Mawr (Pa.) Hospital, alleging the hospital misplaced their miscarried baby's body for days, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
All beneficiaries and providers at risk of opioid misuse can't be identified, rendering a national claims database of Medicaid opioid prescribing inadequate, according to a report from the Office of Inspector General.