The American Hospital Association and a coalition of healthcare groups, including 340B Health, the Nebraska Hospital Association and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, filed a brief in support of Nebraska’s new law reinforcing protections for the federal 340B drug…
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Four people have been sentenced for their roles in a kickback conspiracy that resulted in more than $110 million in fraudulent claims being submitted to federal health programs. Three things to know: 1. John Rodriguez, Mohammad Chowdhury, Hector de la…
Nine employees at One Medical, owned by Amazon, allegedly accessed the medical records of a deceased patient without authorization following the filing of a wrongful death lawsuit by the patient’s family, The Washington Post reported May 10. Here are nine…
A California court judge has rejected Providence St. Joseph Hospital’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit alleging it unlawfully denied an emergency abortion to a woman with a life-threatening condition. On May 5, Judge Timothy Canning of the Humboldt County Superior…
House Republicans unveiled legislation May 11 that would introduce Medicaid work requirements nationwide and stricter eligibility requirements. The 160-page bill, introduced by the House Energy and Commerce Committee as part of a broader budget reconciliation package, aims to reduce federal…
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Four states have joined a federal whistleblower lawsuit against CVS Pharmacy, alleging the company of overbilling state Medicaid programs for prescription drugs. Attorneys general from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Indiana and Oklahoma are participating in the suit, which was originally filed in…
A New York man was sentenced to 14 months in prison for leading a $48 million Medicare fraud scheme. Five things to know: 1. Manishkumar Patel, 44, of Pelham Manor, was sentenced after pleading guilty to conspiring to commit health…
For $750 million, Columbia University and its affiliate New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City have settled a class action lawsuit with 576 patients who reported sexual abuse or misconduct by a former gynecologist, according to a May 5 news…
CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, is pushing for major reforms to the Medicaid program, according to comments he made May 6 at the 2025 Milken Institute Global Conference, per Fox Business. Dr. Oz told the news outlet that there is…
Warren, Ohio Mayor Doug Franklin has written a letter to state Attorney General David Yost asking his office to investigate Dallas-based Steward Health Care regarding Medicaid funding at its former hospitals, Insight Hospital and Medical Center Trumbull and Hillside Rehabilitation…