The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is recommending Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Hospital be placed in immediate jeopardy following incidents the department claims created an unsafe environment for patients. The department cited incidents that occurred between July and…
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A federal judge’s order halting layoffs of government workers during the shutdown does not apply to HHS because the affected employees were not represented by the unions who filed the lawsuit, a representative for the department said in an Oct.…
A federal bankruptcy judge approved an emergency loan Oct. 14 for Montgomery, Ala.-based Jackson Hospital to help keep it afloat through the holiday season, AL.com reported Oct. 15. The ruling extends the 344-bed hospital’s debtor-in-possession loan from $22 million to…
A now former employee at Baton Rouge, La.-based Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System was arrested after allegedly forging the health system CEO’s signature, according to a news release from the Louisiana Office of the Attorney General. Rachel Willis,…
Three former leaders at Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health are being sued for alleged fraud and retaliation in a lawsuit filed Oct. 3 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Here are eight things to know: 1.…
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California has passed several high-profile healthcare laws in 2025 aimed at increasing PBM transparency, reducing prior authorization burdens, and limiting corporate influence in patient care. Three bills to know: Pharmacy benefit managers Senate Bill 41, signed on Oct. 11, aims…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill aimed at clamping down on private equity’s influence on healthcare. The legislation grants the California attorney general authority to take legal action against private equity firms and hedge funds that “interfere with…
The Palo Verde Healthcare District is seeking Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection amid ongoing financial instabilities that could result in the closure of Blythe, Calif.-based Palo Verde Hospital. “This is an important step since getting the news that we would not…
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger and Lewisburg, Pa.-based Evangelical Community Hospital — now known as WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital — have reached settlements to resolve allegations that the organizations had a secret “no-poach” agreement that suppressed healthcare wages in the region. The…
From a pair of durable medical equipment company owners charged in a nearly $35 million scheme to a Pennsylvania physician sentenced to 14 years in prison, here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases that Becker’s has reported since Aug. 19: …