The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services agreed to pay $13 million to settle allegations that it caused psychological damage after conducting a surprise active shooter drill at a children's psychiatric hospital, The Washington Post reported Oct. 17.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing a Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center physician over violating state law by providing hormone replacement therapy to 21 minors. This is the first time an attorney general has sued an individual physician over…
Moderna is facing allegations that it misused innovations from researchers at Northwestern University to develop its mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, which became widely available to the public in 2021 to combat the pandemic.
The judge overseeing Dallas-based Steward Health Care's bankruptcy has approved a request for reimbursement of $36 million for fees and expenses from the company's lawyers, The Boston Globe reported Oct. 17.
The CEO of a Houston-based pharmaceutical company was convicted on all 15 charges against him for leading a scheme to fraudulently bill payers for expensive topical creams.
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A Philadelphia EMT was stabbed by a patient while transporting them in an ambulance, NBC affiliate WCAU reported Oct. 17.
Epic is asking a U.S. federal judge to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed against them by startup Particle Health.
An OB-GYN working at Miami Beach, Fla.-based Mount Sinai Medical Center was attacked by a patient's son and hospitalized with severe injuries, local10.com reported Oct. 15.
More than 230 lawmakers in the House of Representatives have sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries urging House leadership to address the scheduled 2.8% Medicare reimbursement cut for physicians before the end of…
Hospitals say upcoming requirements to report capacity data and the number of patients with respiratory illness to the CDC are burdensome and are calling on CMS to delay enforcement.