Five hospitals that are part of Palm Beach (Fla.) Health Network have filed a lawsuit against The Leapfrog Group, alleging the patient safety organization’s rankings are based on flawed methodology. The complaint, filed April 30 in the U.S. District Court…
Legal & Regulatory Issues
The Supreme Court ruled in HHS’ favor April 29 in a case challenging how the department calculates disproportionate share hospital payments for Supplemental Security Income benefits. The case, Advocate Christ Medical Center v. Kennedy, centered on how hospitals calculate the…
A federal court in Texas has bolstered Novo Nordisk’s efforts to limit the production and sale of compounded versions of its GLP-1 drugs, Wegovy and Ozempic. Here are five notes:
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health has agreed to pay $228.5 million to settle a long-running class action lawsuit that the health system used its market power to charge supracompetitive rates to major insurers, which resulted in higher premiums for members. There…
Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty April 25 on federal murder charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, NBC News reported. The day prior, federal prosecutors filed their official notice of intent to pursue the death penalty, writing that…
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A whistleblower lawsuit that claimed Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System routinely billed for concurrent surgeries where residents completed procedures without proper supervision has come to an end, according to court records obtained by the Chattanooga Times Free Press. In April…
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed the Department of Justice to investigate clinicians providing gender-affirming care to minors, aligning with an executive order President Trump signed in January to restrict federal funding and support for such care. Six notes:…
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has formally opposed a proposed merger between Terre Haute’s only two hospitals, warning that the consolidation would create a “regional monopoly” and harm competition, care access and affordability in the Wabash Valley. In an April…
A former Iowa licensed practical nurse has been sentenced to prison after failing to help a nursing home patient who died of asphyxiation, the Des Moines Register reported April 24. What is known: What’s next: The family of the deceased…
Two operators of a New Jersey-based marketing company were sentenced to prison for their roles in a $127 million healthcare fraud and kickback scheme. Four things to know: 1. Eric Karlewicz, 46, of Rockland County, N.Y., was sentenced to 51…