Walgreens has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing the pharmacy chain of inflating prescription drug prices for insured customers.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
Horizon Medical Center of Denton (Texas) has agreed to pay $14.2 million to settle potential Medicare regulation and Stark Law violations.
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Nov. 5 in a case challenging how HHS calculates disproportionate share hospital payments for Supplemental Security Income benefits.
The owners of Knoxville, Tenn.-based Rocky Hill Pharmacy face charges following a federal investigation into alleged healthcare fraud, NBC affiliate WBIR reported Nov. 1.
On Oct. 31, Louisiana healthcare workers filed a lawsuit against a new state law that classifies abortion medications as controlled substances, a designation the plaintiffs say will delay care and harm patients.
Advertisement
Medisca, an ingredient supplier to compounding pharmacies, will pay $21.75 million to resolve allegations of false and inflated prices, according to the Justice Department.
Connecticut's Office of Health Strategy has raised concerns with Vernon, Conn.-based Rockville General Hospital's service cuts that "may be in violation" of state law, according to an Oct. 17 letter.
A Columbus, Ohio physician and his clinic were found guilty of billing the state's Medicaid program for medical equipment that was never purchased.
Beginning Nov. 1, CMS will require hospitals to report admission information related to respiratory illnesses, including capacity, to the CDC. The new rule reinstates some pandemic-era requirements that have been voluntary since May 1.
A second physician in Texas is facing a lawsuit from Attorney General Ken Paxton for allegedly violating state law by prescribing puberty blockers and hormone therapy drugs to minors.