The U.S. Supreme Court has issued an order April 15 temporarily blocking a Third Circuit ruling regarding a Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act contraception waiver, raising questions about accommodations for those who have religious objections to the health reform's…
Legal & Regulatory Issues
From Florida Gov. Rick Scott threatening to sue the federal government over hospital funding to a labor union filing a lawsuit against Doctors' Hospital of Michigan in Pontiac over layoffs, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits.
The conclusion of a seemingly routine prescription pill investigation resulted in the arrest Tuesday of Anthony J. Moschetto, DO, a cardiologist affiliated with Roslyn, N.Y.-based St. Francis Hospital, in a murder-for-hire scheme. Dr. Moschetto was charged with several crimes, including…
Florida ophthalmologist Salomon E. Melgen, MD, has been arrested by federal authorities and charged with 46 counts of healthcare fraud, according to The Wall Street Journal. Dr. Melgen faces bribery charges with New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez (D).
Tariq Mahmood, MD, the former owner of several Texas hospitals, has been sentenced to 135 months in federal prison for his involvement in a healthcare fraud scheme, according to the Department of Justice.
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As federal and state governments face budget shortfalls, hospital-physician arrangements face increasing Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute enforcement actions. Yet the rules of these laws remain broad and complex. "We know healthcare is probably one of the most complex business…
Long Beach, Calif.-based Healthsmart Pacific CEO Michael D. Drobot has filed a lawsuit against 30 people who he alleges filed false and malicious lawsuits against him.
A federal appeals court has ruled Missouri cannot impose limitations that interfere with insurance navigators' ability to help consumers sign up for health coverage using HealthCare.gov, according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch report.
There have been updates concerning the state versions of the federal False Claims Act in both Maryland and Washington, according to a National Law Review report.
A proposed bill in Tennessee intends to update the law governing the state's Certificate of Public Advantage, a key statute that will significantly impact the planned merger of Johnson City, Tenn.-based Mountain States Health Alliance and Kingsport, Tenn.-based Wellmont Health…