Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Prescription Drug Reform Act on May 3 to limit pharmacy benefit manager practices and hold “Big Pharma accountable.”
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Court reverses order blocking Crozer hospital from closing ER
A Pennsylvania appeals court reversed a lower court’s ruling that blocked Crozer Health-owned Delaware County Memorial Hospital from closing its emergency department and ending general inpatient services, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported May 3. …
Texas woman pleads guilty to defrauding payers in $7M COVID-19 testing scheme
A Texas woman pleaded guilty for her role in a scheme to defraud insurers by accessing private patient information.
11 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From a jury awarding nearly $183 million to a family who filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, to a Colorado hospital agreeing to settle a lawsuit alleging it did not compensate for off-the-clock wo…
Former employees file $2.5M lawsuit over Oregon system's vaccine rule
A group of former employees of St. Charles Health System have filed a lawsuit alleging the Bend, Ore.-based health system’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement violated their religious freedom rights, The Bulletin reported May 3.
Georgia blocks nonphysicians from using specialty titles
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill into law May 2 preventing nonphysicians from using specialty titles such as “doctor,” in an effort to promote transparency for patients.
3 Florida nurses vow to fight fraudulent degree charges, attorney says
Three nurses who say they legitimately earned their nursing degrees from one of the three now-shuttered Florida schools involved in Operation Nightingale are fighting to keep their licenses, according to their attorney.
Trinity Health hospital sued over flu shot requirement
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit against a Trinity Health hospital in Michigan for allegedly violating federal religious laws by rescinding an employment offer because the person refused to get a flu shot.
California physician pays $24M to settle Medicare, Medicaid overbilling allegations
A California plastic surgeon will pay $23.9 million to settle allegations his practice submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid.
CMS probes 2 hospitals over EMTALA violations
CMS is investigating two hospitals for allegedly not providing stabilizing care to a pregnant patient experiencing a medical emergency — a violation of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, the agency announced May 1.
