From the Justice Department suing Walgreens over its alleged role in the opioid crisis to a Maine health system suing HHS over withheld Medicare payments, here are 10 healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments that Becker’s has re…
Pharmaceutical company Novartis has filed a lawsuit against the HHS over the way drugs are priced under the 340B program.
The Justice Department on Jan. 16 filed a civil complaint against Walgreens Boots Alliance and its subsidiaries alleging unlawful dispensation of millions of prescriptions in violation of the Controlled Substances Act.
Here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases that Becker’s has reported since Dec. 27:
Charles Hatfield, former CEO of Williamson (W.Va.) Memorial Hospital, on Jan. 17 was sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to pay more than $34,000 in restitution and a $20,000 fine for stealing hospital funds for personal use.
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Medical Center entered a voluntary resolution agreement with HHS and the Office of Civil Rights to resolve allegations of civil rights violations over the treatment of Black women who gave birth at the facility.
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai is facing allegations of appropriating the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic’s reputation and assets without compensation in a $150 million lawsuit.
Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health has revised its policy requiring kidney transplant candidates to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, according to New Hampshire’s attorney general.
Gilead Sciences reached a settlement with the Justice Department and HHS that resolves a five-year legal dispute regarding patents for its HIV prevention drugs, Truvada and Descovy.
A Texas physician was sentenced to 10 years in prison for causing the submission of more than $70 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary orthotic braces and genetic tests ordered through a telemarketing scheme.
