Here are five recent cases involving people who impersonated medical professionals or clinicians who practiced without a license:
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Physician sues Iowa hospital executives for alleged religious discrimination
A physician has filed a lawsuit alleging that executives at an Iowa hospital discriminated against those who do not share their religious beliefs and political views, according to court documents accessed by Becker’s.
Lawsuit seeks to overturn California's physician-assisted death law
Disability rights advocates are suing to overturn California’s physician-assisted death laws, claiming recent changes have made assisted suicide too accessible to people with terminal diseases, KFF Health News reported April 25.
PBM-regulation bills to see markup in May
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will mark up four bills targeting pharmacy benefit managers on May 2, according to a news release from Committee Chair and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Rehab hospital, physician to pay $1.7M in wake of Medicare scheme
A Louisiana rehab hospital, its management company and a physician agreed to settle a Medicare fraud lawsuit and pay more than $1.7 million, ABC affiliate KATC reported April 24.
Lawsuit accuses CVS Caremark of steering patients, curbing 90-day scripts
Oklahoma accused CVS’ pharmacy benefit manager of steering patients to its pharmacies and limiting its mail-order pharmacy options, according to a lawsuit filed in early April.
5 former Tennessee hospital workers plead guilty to selling patient information
Five former employees of Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist University Hospital pleaded guilty to unlawful disclosure of patient information in violation of HIPAA, according to an April 25 news release from the Justice Department.
Respiratory therapist pleads guilty in deaths of 2 patients
A former respiratory therapist pleaded guilty in the deaths of two Missouri hospital patients in the early 2000s, The Kansas City Star reported April 22.
Indiana hospitals oppose legislation designed to lower costs
The Indiana Hospital Association opposes an amended bill that would fine hospitals for charging more than 260 percent of the Medicare reimbursement rate for procedures, The Herald Bulletin reported April 25.
Former neurosurgeon to pay $1.2M for medically unnecessary procedures
A former neurosurgeon agreed to pay $1.2 million after performing medically unnecessary procedures that were billed to federal healthcare programs, ABC affiliate KIMA reported April 25.
