Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues

Healthcare billing fraud: 10 recent cases

From a co-owner and CFO of a Louisiana-based laboratory sentenced to prison for his role in a $127 million scheme, to a Montana health system settling allegations that it submitted false claims to federal healthcare programs, here are 10 healthcare bil…

FTC objects to Indiana hospital merger

The Federal Trade Commission submitted a Sept. 5 comment to the Indiana Department of Health urging it to reject an application for Terre Haute, Ind.-based Union Health to acquire Terre Haute Regional Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Health…

Steward CEO faces contempt charges over subpoena hearing absence

Democratic Sens. Ed Markey and Bernie Sanders are working with Republicans to put a contempt citation vote together against Dallas-based Steward Health Care’s CEO Ralph de la Torre, MD, after he declined to take part in a Sept. 12 bipartisan Senate com…

Walgreens sued over alleged carcinogenic cold medicine

On Sept. 4, two South Carolina residents filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against Walgreens, alleging the retailer failed to warn customers about a carcinogenic ingredient in a common cold medicine. 

Piedmont defeats data-sharing lawsuit

Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare has beat a lawsuit that alleged it shared patients’ personally identifiable information and protected health information with Facebook, Top Class Actions reported Sept. 4. 

Piedmont defeats data-sharing lawsuit

Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare has beat a lawsuit that alleged it shared patients’ personally identifiable information and protected health information with Facebook, Top Class Actions reported Sept. 4. 

Oregon hospital faces $303M lawsuit in drug diversion case

Eighteen former patients, or families of patients who died, have filed a $303 million medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit against Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, Ore., over a drug diversion case that allegedly harmed dozens …

Steward CEO to skip Senate hearing

Steward Health Care Chairman and CEO Ralph de la Torre, MD, has declined to participate in a bipartisan Senate committee hearing scheduled for Sept. 12, despite being subpoenaed, Bloomberg reports. 

10 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements

From HHS dropping an appeal of a data tracking lawsuit to a Montana health system settling false claims allegations, here are 10 healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal actions Becker’s has reported since Aug. 21: 

Patient fires police officer's gun inside Jefferson hospital ED: Reports

An in-custody patient reportedly fired shots inside the Jefferson Cherry Hill (N.J.) Hospital emergency department, according to local media outlets.