Atmore (Ala.) Community Hospital, a 49-bed facility, plans to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to support the hospital amid financial restructuring. “The filing is intended to address financial challenges and strengthen the hospital’s long-term financial stability,” Atmore Community Hospital said…
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A federal judge has extended her order blocking the Justice Department from accessing the private health records of minors who received gender-affirming care at New York City healthcare institutions, converting a temporary restraining order into a preliminary injunction. On July…
The Trump administration’s proposed overhaul of federal grantmaking has drawn nearly 99,000 public comments, with the July 13 deadline to submit comments now days away. The Office of Management and Budget’s proposal, published in the Federal Register on May 29,…
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley in Sun Valley, Calif., sought Chapter 11 protection July 4, according to documents obtained by Becker’s. The 231-bed acute care facility has provided care for more than three decades, according to its website. It has…
Topeka, Kan.-based Stormont Vail Health and Kansas Legal Services have reached an agreement to resolve 11 medical debt lawsuits filed by the health system. The collection cases spanned five Kansas counties and sought payment for outstanding medical bills from patients…
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CVS Health and its long-term care pharmacy subsidiary, Omnicare, have reached a Justice Department settlement with a $440 million floor. The settlement would resolve a false claims case that resulted in a nearly $950 million judgment. A jury had previously…
The law firm representing the shuttered Oak Park, Ill.-based West Suburban Medical Center’s parent company, Resilience Healthcare, on July 6 filed a motion to withdraw its counsel, according to court documents obtained by Becker’s. Momkus LLP’s motion pointed to “fundamental…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to investigate Mission (Texas) Regional Medical Center over allegations it marketed “birth tourism” packages to foreign nationals seeking U.S. citizenship for their children. In a July 7…
Tampa General (Fla.) Hospital has sued Eli Lilly and Lilly USA, alleging the drugmaker’s decision to cut off the hospital’s 340B pricing access violates Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. According to the July 2 complaint, filed in the…
Three federal lawsuits are forming a tapestry of litigation related to the future of the ACA marketplace. In recent years, CMS has pitched rules focused on promoting marketplace “integrity” by tightening eligibility, altering enrollment periods and narrowing subsidy access, to…