Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues

Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, Ore., is facing more than $488 million in lawsuits related to a former nurse’s alleged drug diversion.

CVS Health, UnitedHealth Group and Cigna have filed a lawsuit against the FTC in response to the agency’s case against the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit managers over inflated insulin prices, CNBC reported Nov. 19. 

CVS Health, UnitedHealth Group and Cigna have filed a lawsuit against the FTC in response to the agency’s case against the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit managers over inflated insulin prices, CNBC reported Nov. 19. 

Akram Boutros, MD, former CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth, has refiled his lawsuit against the health system and its board of trustees, alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination and defamation.

Fresno, Calif.-based Community Health System filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging it misused $1 billion in tax dollars intended to serve low-income patients, Fresnoland reported Nov. 15.

Mid-Valley Hospital and Clinic in Omak, Wash., has agreed to pay a $15,000 penalty for violations of the Controlled Substances Act and to implement changes to its pharmacy and controlled substances policies.

A 63-year-old man was arrested in connection with the stabbing of his wife, who was a patient at Vallejo, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, Fox affiliate KTVU reported Nov. 18.

A medical school in Fort Worth, Texas, allegedly illegally disposed of bodies after they were used for training and research, according to a cease-and-desist letter obtained by NBC News. 

Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health System has agreed to pay $2.4 million to settle allegations it submitted improperly modified claims to Medicaid.  

The Burbank Police Department in California has arrested a woman on suspicion of impersonating a registered nurse.