Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues

Idaho becomes 1st state without formal maternal death review process

The U.S. has the highest rate of maternal deaths in high-income countries and Idaho is above the national average. Despite this, Idaho legislators have rejected the formation of a permanent committee to formally review such deaths, KFF Health News repo…

Idaho becomes 1st state without formal maternal death review process

The U.S. has the highest rate of maternal deaths in high-income countries and Idaho is above the national average. Despite this, Idaho legislators have rejected the formation of a permanent committee to formally review such deaths, KFF Health News repo…

Florida woman charged with practicing without license after performing 'live blood analysis'

A Florida woman was arrested and charged for practicing medicine without a license, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said.

Minnesota court upholds governor's COVID mask authority

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled that Gov. Tim Walz’s COVID-19 mask mandate was within his authority, the Star Tribune reported July 10. 

Oregon physician agrees to retire license over sexual misconduct allegations

An Oregon OB-GYN has lost his medical license as part of an agreement with the state medical board over alleged sexual misconduct, according to Salem Reporter. 

Teen lives at Colorado hospital for weeks due to human services delay

A 13-year-old boy with autism has spent nearly four weeks in the emergency department at UCHealth Long Peaks Hospital in Longmont, Colo., after being abandoned there by his father, CBS Colorado reported July 10. 

Home health group sues CMS over pay cuts

The National Association for Home Care and Hospice has filed a federal lawsuit against CMS and HHS challenging the validity of a change in Medicare home health payment that reduced rates by 3.9 percent in 2023, with more cuts expected in the coming yea…

Tampa-area hospitals pledge new Florida immigration law won't affect patient care

A new Florida law requires all hospitals in the state accepting Medicaid to ask patients about their immigration status.

2 infants found dead in Chicago hospital daycare facility

Two newborn girls were pronounced dead after being found in the bathroom of a child care center on Northwestern Medicine Hospital’s campus in Chicago, CBS affiliate WBBM reported July 6.

10 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements

From a Masschussetts hospital alleging an architectural design company cost it Medicare certification to a physician suing HCA for libel, here are 10 hospital lawsuits and settlements Becker’s has reported since June 26: