Highland Physicians, a Kingsport, Tenn.-based independent practice association, has sued local Wellmont Health System, claiming the health system has spent six years working to destroy the association, according to the Kingsport Times-News.
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Another state has approved Aetna's acquisition of Humana, according to the Miami Herald.
A Chicago man has been charged in federal court for impersonating a psychiatrist and making dozens of fraudulent medication prescriptions, according to a Friday Department of Justice memo.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has opened two new investigations into the Cincinnati VA Medical Center, one concerning its medical operations and the other probing allegations of possible misconduct, according to a Cincinnati.com report.
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation last summer that relaxed regulations governing hospital closures in the state. The change has recently been thrown into the spotlight with the proposed closure of a hospital in Chicago Heights, Ill.
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Watchdog groups are speaking out after Kentucky Insurance Commissioner Brian Maynard approved the Aetna-Humana merger without a formal public hearing, according to Insider Louisville.
The Doctors Company examined medical malpractice allegations made by patients in 429 cardiology claims that closed from 2007-2013. Here are three key takeaways from this comprehensive study that examined both patient allegations and the factors that most contributed to patient…
The North Carolina Department of Insurance has officially vowed to investigate Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, according to WNCN.com.
Of the pool of physicians sued, here are the percentages who were sued while working in seven specific practice settings, according to Medscape Malpractice Report 2015: Why Most Doctors Get Sued.
From an Alabama hospital claiming Medicare used flawed methodology to cheat it out of payments to a Miami-area physician pleading guilty in a $20 million Medicare fraud scheme, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements making headlines.