States won't be granted funding to partially expand their Medicaid programs under the ACA as the law's constitutionality remains in question, according to The Washington Post.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
Minnesota hospitals are questioning Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota's competence as the insurer imposes new limits on care, according to the Star Tribune.
North Carolina hospitals should sign a contract with the state's health plan, state employees urged in a personalized public relations campaign, according to the Winston-Salem Journal.
Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health filed a federal lawsuit against Anesthesia Associates of Ann Arbor (Mich.) on July 23, alleging the medical group's non-compete clauses could threaten operations at six of Trinity's hospitals, according to Bloomberg Law.
From a federal judge upholding the Trump administration's expansion of short-term health plans to Celgene settling a class-action lawsuit for $55 million, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuit and settlements making headlines.
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A jury ruled July 25 that a nurse was not the victim of age discrimination when she was fired in May 2015 from Columbia, Mo.-based Women's and Children's Hospital, according to The Columbia Missourian.
Michael Drobot, former owner and CEO of Pacific Hospital in Long Beach, Calif., is currently imprisoned for his role in a kickback scheme, and prosecutors say he has now agreed to plead guilty to new charges.
The following hospital lawsuits were reported in the past month, beginning with the most recent.
A nurse has filed a lawsuit claiming she was fired by Women's and Children's Hospital in Columbia, Mo., due to age discrimination, according to The Columbia Missourian.
Essence Group Holdings, a St. Louis-based health plan with 60,000 members in Missouri and Illinois, is facing a whistleblower lawsuit and is under scrutiny due to a recent audit by HHS' Office of Inspector General.