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Legal & Regulatory Issues

HHS has shared plans to revoke a policy March 3 that requires public notice and comment for certain agency management areas.

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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.

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.

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