CMS has withdrawn a 2022 guidance issued under the Biden administration that reinforced hospitals’ obligations to provide emergency abortion care to women under the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act. Six things to know: 1. CMS rescinded the guidance, along…
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The FBI is urging the public to report tips about hospitals, clinics or practitioners offering gender-affirming surgeries for minors. The bureau issued the request via a June 2 post on X, linking to its phone and online tip lines. “Help…
A Chula Vista, Calif., man who owned and operated multiple durable medical equipment companies pleaded guilty to his role in a $51 million Medicare fraud scheme. What happened? Fernando Ayub, 48, and his co-conspirators sold orthotics to Medicare beneficiaries and…
A hospital in Charleston, W.Va., is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging “unnecessary and invasive” hernia surgeries during robotic bariatric procedures, the West Virginia Record reported May 23. The lawsuit was filed against Charleston Area Medical Center — part of Charleston,…
From two of the nation’s largest PBMs challenging an Arkansas law to Lee Health and Nicklaus Children’s reaching a deal to keep a pediatric center open, here are 10 healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments that Becker’s has reported…
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Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has agreed to pay a job applicant $50,000 in settlement of claims that the health system violated federal law by rescinding a job offer after the applicant requested a disability-related accommodation, according to court records reviewed…
Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System has agreed to pay $800,000 to HHS’ Office for Civil Rights and implement a corrective action plan as part of a settlement concerning alleged HIPAA violations. The settlement stems from a HHS investigation into a…
From two men charged in a $227 million Medicare scheme to a Boston physician pleading guilty to her role in a $35.3 million Medicare scheme, here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases that Becker’s has reported since April 24: 1.…
A months-long dispute over the future of pediatric care in Collier County has reached a resolution, as Fort Meyers, Fla.-based Lee Health and Nicklaus Children’s announced a settlement agreement ensuring that the Golisano Children’s Health Center in Naples, Fla., will…
The U.S. Trustee for the Southern District of Texas filed a May 25 expedited motion to convert Dallas-based Steward Health Care’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case to a Chapter 7 liquidation due to the for-profit health system’s inability to pay around…