Amid a community group's efforts to halt the closure of New York City-based Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital, New York state lawmakers are considering a bill that would require public notice and public engagement when a hospital seeks closure, AMNY…
Legal & Regulatory Issues
A Peoria, Ariz., physician has pleaded guilty to a healthcare fraud scheme that caused payers at least $3.7 million in losses.
From a California hospital appealing a judge's ruling in a bankruptcy case to the Federal Trade Commission seeking to block Novant Health from acquiring two hospitals, here are eight lawsuits, settlements and legal developments Becker's has reported since March 26:
The board overseeing Hollister, Calif.-based Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital is appealing a California judge's ruling that found the hospital ineligible to remain in Chapter 9 bankruptcy.
Buncombe County in North Carolina has filed a motion to intervene in the attorney general's lawsuit against HCA and is seeking $3 million in damages it claims HCA Mission Hospital has cost taxpayers through "excessive" wait times for patients to…
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California lawmakers are mulling a bill that would make it illegal for employers to message their workers outside of normal work hours, which the bill's sponsor is calling a "right to disconnect" law.
Sanofi has agreed to settle about 4,000 lawsuits alleging that the drugmaker failed to warn patients of cancer risks tied to its heartburn drug Zantac, The Wall Street Journal reported April 3.
On April 2, a judge sentenced three defendants to federal prison for their roles in running a coordinated scheme to sell thousands of fake diplomas and transcripts to aspiring nurses.
Colorado lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require hospitals to use their own names when suing patients over unpaid medical bills, ABC affiliate KJCT reported April 3.
A former Medicaid supervisor will serve 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud, according to an April 3 news release from the Justice Department.