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.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
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.
The owner of a medical billing company pleaded guilty to submitting false claims to public and private insurers.
A bipartisan bill has been introduced that would stop Medicare payment cuts that are scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry has sued Prospect Medical Holdings for years of "mismanagement and neglect" of Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health, which has disrupted healthcare services and resulted in various facility closures, according to an Oct. 29 news release.
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Providence St. Joseph Hospital has agreed to California Attorney General Rob Bonta's stipulation that the hospital will provide emergency abortion care in the future.
A Texas physician was sentenced to 10 years and one month in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare by prescribing durable medical equipment without having any contact with the patients.
From a New York health system suing a payer over withheld payments to the Texas attorney general becoming the first in the nation to sue a physician over transition-related care to minors, here are 10 hospital lawsuits, settlements and legal…
Here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases that Becker's has reported since Oct. 10:
A Michigan physician has been indicted for allegedly selling more than $17 million worth of cancer drugs.