Miami Beach, Fla.-based Clinical Care Medical Centers has entered into an agreement with Conviva, a subsidiary of Humana, for $45 million after the medical group sought Chapter 11 protection Oct. 13, according to an Oct. 15 statement shared with Becker's.
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A San Diego physician and her former medical practice agreed to pay $3.8 million to settle allegations she knowingly submitted false claims to Medicare and Tricare.
Hayti, Mo.-based Pemiscot Memorial Health Systems is facing a lawsuit from a former CEO and another from a company that provided pain management services to its patients.
On Oct. 13, a disturbance involving teenage patients led to multiple arrests at Riverview Behavioral Health, a psychiatric facility in Texarkana, Ark.
The former CEO of Loretto Hospital in Chicago is charged in an indictment alleging corruption and embezzlement.
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Teva Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay $425 million to resolve allegations that the company funneled kickbacks through copay assistance foundations.
From GSK agreeing to settle 80,000 Zantac-related lawsuits, to a coalition of states and nonprofits suing HHS and CMS over a nursing home staffing rule, here are 12 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements, and legal developments Becker's has reported since Oct.…
Two California residents are accused of a scheme to defraud Medicare out of more than $54 million through hospice and diagnostic testing services that were never provided.
Twenty states and 19 nonprofit organizations have filed a lawsuit against the HHS and CMS over a nursing home staffing level mandate, according to court documents reviewed by Becker's.
Thirty-five women who allege they were abused by a California OB-GYN are suing him, Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and other medical practices where he worked, the Los Angeles Times reported Oct. 8.