Community members and the union which represents workers at Laurel (Md.) Regional Hospital filed a lawsuit this week to prevent the hospital's closure, according to The Baltimore Sun.
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Hartford, Conn.-based Cigna is pulling its Florida plans from the federal health insurance marketplace, according to Health News Florida.
Former U.S. Representative and mayor of Cleveland Dennis Kucinich upped the ante Thursday in the battle to keep Lakewood (Ohio) Hospital open by filing a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission. However, some officials are saying the development is political…
Medicare's annual open enrollment period began Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7. During this time, all Medicare beneficiaries can shop around and select new plan. However, many enrollees may face significantly higher premiums in 2016.
Peter Rogan, the former president and CEO of now-defunct Edgewater Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago, has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for perjury, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
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Two shareholders of Louisville, Ky.-based Humana have filed a lawsuit to stop Aetna's purchase of Humana, claiming the acquisition isn't a good deal for shareholders, according to The Courier-Journal.
Two Florida health systems, each of which faced Stark Law and False Claims Act allegations, entered into settlements with the Department of Justice in recent weeks. The facts of the cases differed, but both offer valuable lessons for hospital and…
Michael Myers, MD, a California-based physician, has brought a petition for a writ of mandamus against California's tax board seeking to have it collect eight years of insurance taxes from Kaiser Foundation Health Plan.
Former Florida governor and current Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush has joined other GOP presidential hopefuls by pledging to repeal the Affordable Care Act and has issued a broad proposal to replace the healthcare law.
Cincinnati-based West Chester Hospital and its parent company, UC Health, have agreed to pay $4.1 million to settle allegations that West Chester violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary spine surgeries, according to the…