CVS Health saw its shares fall after a New York Post report said people close to the companies think a federal judge will rule against its $69 billion takeover of Aetna, according to Barron's.
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South Carolina submitted a formal request to require its Medicaid beneficiaries to meet work requirements to maintain health coverage, according to The Hill.
The Department of Justice is taking legal action against hospitals, health systems and technology companies for submitting false claims to Medicare and Medicaid pursuant to the Electronic Health Records Incentive Program, according to the National Law Review.
A federal judge has approved a $60 million settlement between St. Louis-based SSM Health and pension plan participants, according to Pensions & Investments.
Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, former president and COO of Theranos, plans to fight the criminal fraud charges against him, an attorney representing Mr. Balwani told CNBC on June 10.
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A University of New Mexico Children's Hospital employee allegedly overdosed on drugs while watching over a 10-year-old patient in the hospital's psychiatric unit in May 2017, according to KRQE, which cited a recently filed lawsuit.
A jury found a 49-year-old man guilty of threatening hospital staff and causing a lockdown at UPMC Lititz (Pa.) in 2018, according to a WHTM news report.
A federal judge wrapped up two days of hearings on CVS Health's $69 billion takeover of Aetna and scheduled more oral arguments on the deal in July, according to the CT Mirror.
Anthem Blue Cross agreed to a settlement over how it identifies, processes and resolves consumer complaints in California, according to The Sacramento Bee.
Despite recent changes UPMC made to a proposed prepayment policy that would have affected Highmark members, Pennsylvania's attorney general said he is not slowing his legal fight against UPMC, according to Trib Live.