Portland police are investigating the death of a Maine Medical Center patient who died after falling or jumping from a sixth floor window of the Portland-based hospital Tuesday evening, according to The Portland Press Herald.
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The Federal Trade Commission has halted its challenge to the merger between Cabell Huntington (W. Va.) Hospital and Huntington-based St. Mary's Medical Center while it reviews a new state law, according to TheHerald-Dispatch.
The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday asking for supplemental briefs from lawyers on both sides of the Zubik v. Burwell case to propose how religious nonprofit organizations can avoid providing birth control for employees, but still ensure employee…
David Florence, DO, of Manchester, Tenn., has been hit with a False Claims Act lawsuit, alleging he made fraudulent claims to Medicare and Tennessee's Medicaid program, TennCare, according to the Department of Justice.
Twenty-two healthcare organizations — which include physicians, hospitals, medical group practices, academic medical centers and nearly all Medicare Shared Savings Program accountable care organizations — wrote a letter to CMS calling for changes to the ACO benchmarking methodology.
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Cedars-SinaiMedicalCenter in Cedars, Calif., has agreed to pay $872,925 in a civil money penalty after it disclosed non-compliant billing practices of a single thoracic surgeon to HHS' Office of Inspector General.
Planned Parenthood already has plans to challenge a law signed Friday by Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) that defunds the organization and other abortion clinics, according to The Hill.
Nine hospitals have filed a lawsuit against Molina Healthcare of Florida, claiming the health maintenance organization failed to reimburse them for more than $88 million in emergency services, according to the Daily Business Review.
The federal government has asked Novartis AG, a Swiss drug company, to supply records of about 79,236 promotional programs, claiming the events resulted in kickbacks to healthcare providers.
Deborah Craven, 60, filed a lawsuit against surgeons at Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital for removing part of the wrong rib. While the suit aims to hold her surgeons accountable for the mistake, there is another reason Ms. Craven felt…