Rural hospitals around the U.S. are facing a financial crunch, and some states are proposing legislation to attempt to fix the problem.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
How far does hospital immunity go? Connecticut supreme court to determine
The Connecticut Supreme Court is hearing a case of a woman who died of a heart attack while waiting on the results of a COVID-19 test in March 2020. The court will determine whether hospital immunity granted by the state applies to her death, The CT Mi…
Walmart faces 1st lawsuit over eye drops that allegedly killed 1, blinded 5
A Florida woman filed suit against Walmart and three pharmaceutical companies on Feb. 9 over the sale of eye drops that the CDC has linked to one death and five cases of blindness.
Man arrested for allegedly bringing gun into New Hampshire hospital
A 28-year-old man was arrested after allegedly bringing a gun into Peterborough, N.H.-based Monadnock Community Hospital, the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript reported Feb. 11.
Martin Shkreli denies FTC's contempt claims
Martin Shkreli asked a federal judge to not hold him in contempt for failing to provide the Federal Trade Commission with information requested to determine whether he has violated a lifelong ban from working in the drug industry, according to Feb. 10 …
Former Trinity Health accounting manager accused of stealing $2M
Cindy Sue Norgren, the former accounting manager at a Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health hospital, was charged with embezzling $2 million from the Michigan health system, mlive.com reported Feb. 9.
Arkansas rural hospital funding bill moves forward
An Arkansas Senate committee approved a bill that would allow rural hospitals to apply for Rural Emergency Hospital designation, opening them up to new sources of federal funds, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported Feb. 9.
Iowa passes $2M cap on medical malpractice damages
The Iowa Legislature has approved a bill that would cap noneconomic medical malpractice damages to $2 million in lawsuits against hospitals and $1 million in lawsuits against clinics and individual physicians, the Des Moines Register reported Feb. 8.
Chicago man charged for punching four hospital nurses
A Chicago man was charged with four counts of aggravated battery after he allegedly punched four nurses, Fox32 reported Feb. 8.
Former director sentenced for defrauding government, Maine Medical Center
The former director of Maine Task Force One, a disaster medical assistance team, has been found guilty of federal program fraud and wire fraud and sentenced to five years in prison with two years of supervised release.
