Legal & Regulatory Issues

Approximately two-thirds (68 percent) of healthcare organizations maintain an internal committee dedicated to compliance and ethics, according to the Compliance and Ethics Program Environment Report by the New York Stock Exchange Governance Services and the Society of Corporate Compliance and…

The 10-year total cost to expand Medicaid among non-expansion states adds up to approximately $31.6 billion, according to an Urban Institute report.

The implementation of ICD-10 will allow healthcare providers to capture more detailed information about domestic violence and abuse, according to an ICD-10 Monitor report.

Opinions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the extent of the law's personal impact varies greatly across political parties: Republicans report the most unfavorable opinions and perceive the greatest personal harm from healthcare reform, while Democrats support…

Rates of bariatric surgery in the United States vary widely with region and don't correlate with rates of obesity or diabetes, according to new research from the Dartmouth Atlas Project.

The government has unsealed a False Claims Act lawsuit against Foster City, Calif.-based Gilead Sciences that alleges the company defrauded taxpayers by selling defective and contaminated drugs to Medicare and Medicaid, according to a Law360 report.

The following is a roundup of recently reported healthcare industry lawsuits, lawsuit updates and settlements, beginning with the most recent.

A Securities and Exchange Commission insider trading investigation involving a 2013 alert about Medicare Advantage policy from investment-research firm Height Securities has been expanded to include several hedge funds, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Here are…

While CMS announced the new effective go-live date for ICD-10 is Oct. 1, 2015, it's important providers not put off the training and other preparations require to prepare their organizations for the ICD-10.

New York-based Group Health Incorporated, a subsidiary of EmblemHealth, has agreed to establish a $3.5 million consumer assistance fund to provide financial relief to members for its violations of out of network disclosure requirements.