The following is a roundup of recently introduced legislation and legislative developments affecting the healthcare industry.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
After the Iowa Medicaid system's transition to managed care was rescheduled from Jan. 1 to March 1, a state judge has rejected WellCare of Iowa's request to maintain its Medicaid operations, according to The Gazette.
Martin Shkreli, the former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, was subpoenaed to appear at a public hearing on drug pricing on Jan. 26. Although he and his attorney tried to block the subpoena so Mr. Shkreli would not have to attend…
Yadkin Valley Community Hospital in Yadkinville, N.C., unexpectedly closed last year, and a federal judge has now ordered the former operator of the shuttered facility to pay civil contempt damages and attorney fees, according to the Winston-Salem Journal.
From a California hospital settling Stark Law allegations to an emergency room physician at a New York hospital being charged with sexually abusing two female patients, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements making headlines.
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Medical Reimbursement Systems, Inc., which provides billing, coding, compliance and revenue cycle services to hospitals and physician practices, has agreed to pay the federal government $500,000 to resolve allegations it submitted false claims to TRICARE, according to the Department of…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corporation of America is appealing a December judgment ordering it to pay nearly $434 million to the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City for allegedly failing to fulfill pledges it made when it bought several hospitals…
House Republicans Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Kevin Brady (R-Texas) Wednesday subpoenaed U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew and three Internal Revenue Service officials for documents related to cost sharing reductions under the Affordable Care Act, according to The Hill.
The New York Department of Financial Services has charged HealthNow NY — the parent company of Buffalo-based BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York — $750,000 in fines, according to Buffalo Business First.
David H. Newman, MD, a prominent emergency room physician at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, has been arrested and charged with sexually abusing two female patients, according to The New York Times.