Mesa, Ariz.-based Banner Heart Hospital's former CMO Mark Starling, MD, has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against Phoenix-based Banner Health, claiming he was the subject of age discrimination.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
Three Connecticut groups — the Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut, the Connecticut State Medical Society and the Connecticut Citizen Action Group — have asked Insurance Commissioner Katharine Wade to be less ambiguous in her review of the Anthem-Cigna merger,…
Since 2013, New York City-based Fidelis Care, a nonprofit health insurer, has doubled its employee workforce and quadrupled the size of its office in Albany. But that's only the beginning — Fidelis Care wants to increase its reach even more,…
The following insurers made headlines this week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
Legislation pending in the Maryland General Assembly would make it easier for hospitals to shut down and transition to freestanding facilities focused on emergency and outpatient care, according to the Baltimore Sun.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama, the state's largest insurer, has changed the rankings of 18 hospitals within its hospital tiered network, according to a report on AL.com.
A new law in Texas will allow anyone holding a valid concealed handgun license to carry a gun on public college campuses starting Aug. 1, and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston submitted a plan Wednesday…
A Mississippi Senate committee passed a bill Monday that would require the state to build an electronic records system and regularly audit Medicaid recipients, reports Clarion Ledger.
Anniston, Ala.-based RegionalMedicalCenter has denied a request to disclose its recent contract with an emergency room management firm, arguing that its status as a healthcare authority preempts it from public record requests, reports The Anniston Star.
The township of Teaneck, N.J., voted Tuesday to file a lawsuit against Teaneck-based HolyNameMedicalCenter to challenge the hospital's exemption from local property taxes, reports The Record.