From a CVS subsidiary ordered to pay nearly $950 million in a false claims case to the Supreme Court upholding the ACA’s preventive coverage mandate, here are 12 healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments that Becker’s has reported since…

Five months after U.S. health agencies temporarily removed what is believed to be hundreds of webpages, a federal judge ruled the agencies overstepped the law, according to court documents.  The ruling marked a win for Doctors for America, which represents…

A federal appellate court has upheld an Oregon law that gives the Oregon Health Authority the ability to review and block hospital mergers and other major healthcare transactions, The Oregonian reported July 7.  Four things to know:  1. The Health…

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology is contesting a new reimbursement policy from UnitedHealthcare that will cut payments by 15% for some certified registered nurse anesthetists. Effective Oct. 1, the payer will reduce reimbursements by 15% for services provided by…

The owner of two allegedly fraudulent COVID-19 testing labs pleaded not guilty to federal charges connected to what the Justice Department said is a scheme that funneled more than $290 million in federal funds for testing that never occurred.  Mahmood…

The Justice Department and HHS have launched a joint False Claims Act Working Group to intensify efforts at combatting fraud and abuse in the federal healthcare system. The group builds on a long-standing partnership between the agencies in enforcing the…

California and 19 other states filed a federal lawsuit July 1 against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, alleging the agency unlawfully shared Medicaid beneficiaries’ personal health data with immigration enforcement authorities. The complaint, filed in the U.S.…

A preliminary injunction was granted July 1 by a federal judge that halts the Trump administration’s plan to downsize and reorganize HHS.  In late March, HHS shared plans to lay off 10,000 full-time employees to save $1.8 billion annually for…

A federal investigation of a suspected COVID-19 testing fraud-and-kickback scheme involving Chicago’s Loretto Hospital has netted the indictment of a former Chicago-area resident living in Florida, the Chicago Tribune reported.  Jamil Elkoussa, 35, of Orlando, Fla., and previously of Orland…

New Hampshire has become the third state to legally change the “physician assistant” title to “physician associate,” following Oregon and Maine.  A bipartisan study committee in New Hampshire found the term “assistant” can create confusion about a PA’s role and…