Rose Radiology Centers in Tampa, Fla., has agreed to pay the federal government $8.71 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act, according to The Tampa Tribune.
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A surgeon at Baptist Health Paducah (Ky.) was arrested last week after having a melt down during surgery, according to the West Kentucky Star.
HHS' Medicare Appeals Council has ruled a Texas transgender woman's privately run Medicare plan must cover her sex reassignment surgery, according to a Reuters report.
Congress is back in session and the U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on Tuesday, Feb. 2, on legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act, according to The Hill.
Santa Ana, Calif.-based hospital chain Prospect Medical Group is facing a class-action lawsuit concerning its use of patient cell phone numbers in medical debt collection practices, according to the official complaint.
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Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Ill., intends to appeal a court ruling issued earlier this month that deemed part of a law that allows nonprofit hospitals to avoid paying property taxes unconstitutional, according to The News-Gazette.
From a federal jury convicting an Illinois physician of healthcare fraud to an ex-CEO claiming retaliation for blowing the whistle on millions of dollars in false Medicare charges, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements making headlines.
After deliberating for less than three hours, a federal jury in New Hampshire ordered Walmart to pay $31.22 million to a pharmacist who claims she was fired because of her gender, according to Reuters.
Cleveland-based MetroHealth Medical Center officials said an external report investigating allegations of financial wrongdoing among hospital executives found no evidence supporting such accusations, according to newsnet5.com.
In an effort to better understand the distribution of malpractice claims among physicians, researchers have analyzed claims data to identify physicians at high risk for recurrent malpractice claims.