As the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability investigates pharmacy benefit managers regarding alleged anticompetitive practices, the committee scheduled a hearing with leaders of the top three PBMs.
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Police are investigating how illicit drugs are reaching patients at Oregon State Hospital after preliminary screenings found at least two patients at the psychiatric facility tested positive for drugs, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported July 16.
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has launched an investigation into Las Cruces, N.M.-based Memorial Medical Center over alleged essential medical care denial, the state's justice department reported July 16.
A patient at Norristown (Pa.) State Hospital is facing first-degree murder charges after police say he killed his roommate during a July 14 altercation, ABC affiliate WPVI reported July 16.
The Washington State Hospital Association is challenging a newly issued administrative policy from the state Department of Labor and Industries related to meal break compensation.
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From Centene's board beating a $1.3 billion Medicaid fraud lawsuit, to a Pennsylvania hospital accusing a bed maker of anticompetitive behavior, here are 10 healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements, and legal developments Becker's has reported since July 8:
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha has filed a motion in Providence County Superior Court to hold Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings in contempt for a refusal to comply with a court order to pay $17 million in unpaid bills…
Paradise Valley Hospital in National City, Calif., was recently fined $75,000 for inadequate obstetric care that led to an infant's death in 2016, The San Diego Union Tribune reported July 15.
A medical marketer was sentenced to two years and five months in prison and ordered to pay more than $59 million in restitution for his role in a scheme that defrauded Tricare and other federal healthcare programs.
A Maine law that increases charges for assaults on medical and nonmedical staff while providing emergency medical care appears to have done very little, Portland Press Herald reported July 14.