The following is a roundup of lawsuit updates, court holdings and settlements that involve the healthcare industry and were reported in the last four months.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
HHS is evaluating its options for responding to a federal court ruling last month that struck down a final rule from the agency allowing rural and cancer hospitals to access 340B drug program discounts on orphan drugs when the drugs…
The following is a roundup of recent stories on the Stark Law.
Gainesville, Fla.-based Shands HealthCare has agreed to pay an additional $3.25 million to settle allegations six of its facilities violated the False Claims Act by submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare, TRICARE and Medicaid, according to a WTEV report.
HHS' Office of the Inspector General has informed University of Cincinnati Medical Center it must refund the government more than $9.8 million after a federal audit found the medical center overbilled Medicare between 2010 and 2011.
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Private healthcare providers in Phoenix have said they are ready to absorb the thousands of veterans in the Phoenix area who need to receive healthcare outside the Veterans Affairs health system, according to an Arizona Republic report.
Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke's Health System filed an appeal Thursday seeking a reversal of a January court decision that ordered St. Luke's divesture of Saltzer Medical Group.
A recent article by Convergence RI, a publication covering health, science and technology in Rhode Island, reports CVS Caremark privately negotiated with certain state legislators, resulting in the "watering down" of regulatory conditions for the chain's planned MinuteClinics in the…
Senators have passed bipartisan legislation aimed at solving the problems plaguing the Department of Veterans Affairs and its facilities across the country, according to a report from The Hill.
New legislation, introduced by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), would extend funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program through Sept. 30, 2019.