The Securities and Exchange Commission has sued the House Ways and Means Committee to enforce subpoenas for documents and testimony concerning insider trading in insurance companies that occurred in 2013, according to a report in The New York Times.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
House lawmakers have openly expressed their dissatisfaction with the Department of Veterans Affairs' transparency in its efforts to improve patient wait times in its facilities across the country, according to a report from The Hill.
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California are being investigated by state regulators in response to consumer complaints that the companies provided inaccurate in-network provider lists, according to an Orange County Register report.
Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health has agreed to pay $800,000 to settle potential HIPAA violations, according to an HHS news release.
A series of recent court decisions allows healthcare industry employers to bring counterclaims against whistle-blowers who file cases under the qui tam provision of the False Claims Act and do not properly protect confidential information, according to a Forbes report.
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A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the nonprofit health insurer Regence BlueCross BlueShield, alleging the company is no longer acting like a nonprofit company, as it is stockpiling excess funds that support large executive salaries rather than healthcare for…
More than 8 million people have purchased health insurance plans through state-based and federally facilitated exchanges, and with only one in 10 people in the U.S. having a proficient level of health literacy, many of the individuals who have purchased…
Two individuals have been convicted following a trial for their role in a massive scheme involving the operation of a network of fake nursing schools in New York City.
With courts across the country considering whether their states should have noneconomic damages caps in place, and if so, what the ceiling on those damages amounts should be, the awards in medical malpractice cases could be significantly affected.
A recent report to Congress from HHS' Office of the Inspector General draws attention to the potential for electronic health records to make it easier for healthcare fraud to be committed.