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Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Former executives sue Arkansas hospital after terminations
The former CEO and chief nursing officer at Eureka Springs (Ark.) Hospital have filed lawsuits against the hospital and six commission members, alleging wrongful termination in November after reporting staff complaints about the chief financial officer.
Texas sues New York physician over abortion telehealth care
Texas’ attorney general is suing a New York physician for providing a Texas woman with abortion-inducing drugs via telehealth.
Lawmakers probe CVS Caremark over potential anti-competitive practices
House Republicans are investigating whether CVS Caremark, a leading pharmacy benefit manager, violated federal antitrust laws by allegedly blocking independent pharmacies from using cost-saving tools outside of its network, The Hill reported Dec. 12.&n…
Arkansas hospital hit with immediate jeopardy warning amid leadership turmoil
Eureka Springs (Ark.) Hospital received an immediate jeopardy warning Nov. 22 after surveyors found it lacked adequate emergency diagnostic laboratory services. The warning was lifted Dec. 3 after the hospital submitted a plan of correction, according …
New trial ordered in Temple Health's $45M malpractice case
A Philadelphia judge ordered a new trial in a $45 million malpractice case against Temple Health on Dec. 5, calling the jury’s original verdict in August “exorbitant.” The case involves a patient who suffered brain damage after aspirating food followin…
FTC withdraws antitrust guidelines: 6 things to know
The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department’s antitrust division on Dec. 11 withdrew the Antitrust Guidelines for Collaborations Among Competitors.
Lawmakers push for insurers to divest pharmacies: 6 notes
Federal lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill Dec. 11 that would forbid the parent companies of insurers and pharmacy benefit managers from also owning pharmacy businesses.
10 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From a group suing to halt a proposed hospital acquisition to a New York hospital accusing the state of depriving it of more than $1 billion in aid, here are 10 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements and legal developments that Becker’s has reported sin…
Judge blocks Kroger-Albertsons merger
A federal judge has blocked Cincinnati-based Kroger’s $24.6 billion proposed acquisition of Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons, ruling that the merger would reduce competition in the U.S. grocery market, Bloomberg reported Dec. 10.
