CVS Health, UnitedHealth Group and Cigna have filed a lawsuit against the FTC in response to the agency's case against the nation's largest pharmacy benefit managers over inflated insulin prices, CNBC reported Nov. 19.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
Akram Boutros, MD, former CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth, has refiled his lawsuit against the health system and its board of trustees, alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and defamation.
Fresno, Calif.-based Community Health System filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging it misused $1 billion in tax dollars intended to serve low-income patients, Fresnoland reported Nov. 15.
Mid-Valley Hospital and Clinic in Omak, Wash., has agreed to pay a $15,000 penalty for violations of the Controlled Substances Act and to implement changes to its pharmacy and controlled substances policies.
Leaders from Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare and Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems are expecting less antitrust scrutiny under the incoming Trump administration's Federal Trade Commission.
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The owner of a Michigan home health company was sentenced to three years and five months in prison for his role in a $7.9 million Medicare fraud scheme.
A 63-year-old man was arrested in connection with the stabbing of his wife, who was a patient at Vallejo, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, Fox affiliate KTVU reported Nov. 18.
A medical school in Fort Worth, Texas, allegedly illegally disposed of bodies after they were used for training and research, according to a cease-and-desist letter obtained by NBC News.
Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health System has agreed to pay $2.4 million to settle allegations it submitted improperly modified claims to Medicaid.
A New York physician pleaded guilty to receiving kickbacks in exchange for ordering medically unnecessary brain scans.