Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical System has agreed to pay more than $2.25 million in restitution to patients to resolve a dispute with the Maryland attorney general’s office over outpatient facility fees. The settlement centers on facility fees charged between…

The Trump administration said Sept. 25 it is repealing $810 million in federal funding for immigration programs, minority care, and grant funding for research such as patient safety and healthcare quality for transgender patients.  Most of the cuts are focused…

House Democrats have drafted an 84-page health policy agenda outlining what the party would pursue if it wins a House majority in November, according to a Sept. 25 report from Politico, which first obtained the document. The new agenda follows…

Adventist Health Sonora (Calif.) has reached a settlement of $18.5 million with seven women who alleged sexual abuse from physical therapist Jason Elias who worked at Adventist Health for decades. The complaint alleged at least five Adventist Health employees witnessed…

CMS is working with 37 states on quality measurement in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, the agency shared Sept. 25. The initiative, called “Investing in Health Outcomes,” allows states to sign onto a voluntary pledge centered on prioritizing…

Idris Evans, MD, a pediatric critical care physician at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, was killed early Sept. 24 in a stabbing at a home in Edgewood, Pa., according to a Facebook post from the Allegheny County Police Department. Dr.…

The American Medical Association and American Hospital Association are asking the Department of Homeland Security to exempt clinicians from a proposed $103,265 fee on H-1B visa petitions.  The AMA warned the fee would make recruiting physicians to underserved areas “next…

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has accused the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine of discriminating based on race in admissions for its incoming classes from 2023 to 2025, the latest in a string of such findings…

The Department of Justice revised its manual Sept. 18 to support its fight against fraud under the False Claims Act through more clearly outlined standards to promote fairness and effective enforcement. The first change in the manual reinstates and expands…

For years, sophisticated AI detection tools made banking an inhospitable place for fraud. Healthcare filled the gap. Mehmet Oz, MD, CMS administrator, said at the Oracle Health and Life Sciences Summit that dynamic is now driving one of his highest…