Legal & Regulatory Issues

Muskegon, Mich.-based Mercy Health Partners risked the lives of five pregnant women in a span of 17 months out of refusal to administer abortions out of adherence to the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services, according to…

Pittsburgh-based UPMC tentatively agreed last week to pay $12.5 million to settle a long-standing antitrust lawsuit. However, the health giant's rival, Pittsburgh-based Highmark, could delay the settlement agreement.

Norwalk Hospital in Fairfield County, Conn., has agreed to pay the federal government $920,000 to settle accusations that it falsely billed Medicare while treating patients for osteoporosis, according to the Connecticut Law Tribune.

A bill crafted to help protect healthcare workers from attacks passed the Pennsylvania House of Representatives unanimously on Feb. 10. House Bill 1219 places healthcare workers under special protection, escalating the penalty of assault from a second-degree misdemeanor to a…

Farmingdale, N.J.-based MedAssure Services, a private medical-waste disposal company that operates in 12 states, has been fined for accepting fetal tissue, according to a report from The Indianapolis Star.

A federal grand jury has subpoenaed Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health in relation to an ongoing FBI investigation, demanding purchasing documents from the public health system, according to a report on FloridaBulldog.org, which cites two knowledgeable sources.

To resolve allegations from the state attorney general's office, Watertown, Mass.-based Tufts Health Plan has agreed to revise its coverage policies and pay a fine of $90,000, according to The Boston Globe.

A man in police custody receiving care at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Mo., escaped from the hospital Feb. 12 and is still at large, according to a KQ2 report.

Wayne Country, Mich., retirees filed a lawsuit against the county to stop healthcare alterations they claim could potentially cost them thousands of dollars annually. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court on Monday and hopes to represent an…

Democratic Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe's latest attempt to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act was unsuccessful, according to a Richmond Times-Dispatch report.