A New York congressman is requesting public comment regarding patients' experiences with Optum-owned medical clinics in the Hudson Valley region following complaints over care quality and accessibility.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
Walgreens has agreed to pay $595 million to settle a legal dispute with Everly Health Solutions, formerly known as PNWHealth, over COVID-19 testing services.
Members of Los Angeles-based Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center's medical staff filed a lawsuit against the hospital Feb. 24 for alleged misconduct.
Senator Chuck Grassley has launched an inquiry into UnitedHealth Group's Medicare Advantage billing practices following a report from The Wall Street Journal stating the company is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice for improperly inflating member diagnosis codes…
HCA Houston Kingwood (Texas) remains fully operational as police investigate the fatal Feb. 24 shooting of a male suspect by a San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office deputy at the facility, spokespeople for the hospital and police confirmed to Becker's.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld the fraud convictions, prison sentences and $452 million restitution order against Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the now-defunct blood testing startup Theranos, and Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, the company's former president.
Following months of legal battles, New York City-based Mount Sinai's Beth Israel will close March 26 after New York Supreme Court Judge Jeffrey Pearlman dismissed a lawsuit against the system that prevented its closure.
Authorities are investigating a Feb. 22 shooting at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York, Pa., that left a police officer dead after a gunman took hostages, media outlets reported. The gunman later was killed by police in the incident, during which…
Universal Health Services hospital accused of boosting profits with involuntary commitment practices
Washington D.C.-based Psychiatric Institute of Washington, a Universal Health Services hospital, is being accused of systematically committing patients without medical necessity to maximize insurance payments, The Washington Post reported Feb. 24.
The owner of two durable medical equipment companies has been charged for his alleged role in a $30 million Medicare fraud scheme.