The city of Thorton, Colo., and North Suburban Medical Center have partnered to create a plan for the development of an 88-acre healthcare district, according to The Denver Post.
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The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals put a temporary injunction Wednesday on an order from Utah Gov. Gary Herbert (R) to cut federal funding to the state's branch of Planned Parenthood, according to The Hill.
Pathway Genomics, a San Diego-based medical diagnostic laboratory, has paid $4 million to settle claims it violated the False Claims Act by paying improper kickbacks to physicians and physician groups in exchange for patient referrals, according to the Department of…
The Utah branch of Planned Parenthood filed an appeal Sunday of a judge's decision to uphold Gov. Gary Herbert's order to cut $275,000 in federal funds to the reproductive health group, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.
Congressional Republicans plan to make one last stand during the Obama administration in the battle to defund Planned Parenthood.
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From a Georgia health system agreeing to pay $9.8 million to settle allegations brought by its former CEO to an ex-hospital CFO filing a federal discrimination lawsuit, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements making headlines.
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against San Francisco-based Dignity Health, alleging the Catholic health system is unlawfully denying women's rights to contraception, according to The Sacramento Bee.
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Currently, health insurers' Medicare physician directories that inaccurately include non-Medicare providers are merely an inconvenience for consumers. However, beginning in 2016, insurers can incur costly fines for such mistakes, according to The Wall Street Journal.
A former nurse at Forest Park Medical Center's hospital in Dallas has filed a lawsuit against the hospital seeking unpaid wages, according to a Dallas Business Journal report.