A nurse practitioner filed a lawsuit against CVS Health Jan. 11, alleging the company fired her for refusing to prescribe contraceptives and drugs that can induce abortion.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
3 recent self-disclosed fraud settlements involving hospitals
Three hospitals or health systems agreed to settle self-reported fraud claims in November and December, according to the HHS Office of Inspector General.
7 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From two New Jersey-based health systems reaching a settlement in a yearslong dispute, to CommonSpirit Health being hit with a lawsuit over a ransomware attack, here are seven recent lawsuits and settlements involving hospitals Becker’s has reported si…
Iowa nurse practitioner assaulted 9 patients before he died, police say
Police said an Iowa certified nurse practitioner, who was found dead in the hospital where he worked, sexually assaulted nine patients, the Des Moines Register reported Jan. 10.
2 women charged in assaults against Mayo Clinic workers
Two women have been charged in separate assaults against healthcare workers at a Mayo Clinic Health System hospital in Mankato, Minn., the Mankato Free Press reported Jan. 11.
CarePoint and Alaris reach settlement, ending lengthy legal clash
Bayonne, N.J.-based CarePoint Health and Jersey City-based Alaris Health have reached a settlement, ending a legal argument that has spanned more than three years.
Contractor worker falls to death at Massachusetts General Hospital
A man working as a contractor died Jan. 9 after falling from the roof of the main Massachusetts General Hospital campus building, according to CBS New Boston.
Former Florida physician gets 20 years prison in largest case of its kind ever
Former Florida physician Michael Ligotti, DO, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in October in the Justice Department’s largest addiction fraud treatment case ever, the department said Jan. 9.
UMMS refused to perform gender-affirming surgery; federal court ruled discrimination
The Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical System scheduled a gender-affirming surgery for a transgender man, but canceled it the night before the procedure was set to take place. That was a violation of the Affordable Care Act, a federal court…
Texas lab owners charged in $107M Medicare fraud scheme
Three men who owned and operated a Texas genetic testing laboratory have been charged in an alleged $107 million Medicare fraud scheme.
