Titusville, Fla.-based Parrish Medical Center has filed a lawsuit against Rockledge, Fla.-based Health First, claiming the company committed antitrust violations by trying to monopolize a cancer care market, according to a Law360 report.
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Alaska Governor Bill Walker (I) won a legal battle Aug. 28 that will allow the state to expand Medicaid beginning next week despite protests from state legislators, according to The Washington Post.
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice have released their annual report summarizing their enforcement activities under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act for fiscal year 2014.
Community Health Systems Professional Services Corp., a subsidiary of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, filed a lawsuit against Columbus, Ga.-based St. Francis Hospital earlier this month over a deal that fell through. Now, St. Francis has asked the court to…
Hospitals deal with numerous requirements from local, state and national regulatory bodies. These requirements set the standards for what is acceptable and unacceptable, while also giving hospitals valuable credentials and instilling a sense of trust with patients and the wider…
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A law that takes effect Sept. 1 will allow more patients to obtain assistance from the Texas Department of Insurance to negotiate lower bills from out-of-network hospital-based physicians, according to The Dallas Morning News.
From three New York hospitals settling fraud and kickback allegations to a judge in Arizona ruling on a hospital fee to fund Medicaid expansion in the state, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements making headlines.
A judge in Arizona ruled Wednesday that a hospital assessment that pays for the expansion of the state's Medicaid program is constitutional, according to an Arizona Daily Star report.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in 2010 with three broad objectives: provide access to care for all Americans, improve population health outcomes, and decrease healthcare costs across the board.
Salary data shows the former CMO of Torrance, Calif.-based Harbor-UCLA Medical Center was paid almost $790,000 in 2014, though he was terminated in 2012, according to the Los Angeles Daily News.