Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues

The American Medical Association filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court on Dec. 30 urging the court to uphold the federal government’s mandatory vaccinations and testing requirements for large businesses.

Former Vice President Mike Pence, through his political advocacy group, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s vaccine-or-test mandate covering businesses with 100 or more employees, according to&n…

Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO and founder of failed blood testing startup Theranos, was found guilty of four of 11 fraud charges Jan. 3, according to The Wall Street Journal. 

The New Jersey Supreme Court on Dec. 22 ruled against Cooper University Hospital in Camden, N.J., over a $850,000 billing dispute. 

The U.S. Supreme Court will hold a special hearing next month to consider cases involving a federal COVID-19 vaccination mandate for healthcare workers and a vaccinate-or-test requirement for large businesses, The New York Times reported Dec. 22.

From physicians suing Envision Healthcare to the U.S. Supreme Court agreeing to review a case involving Epic, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits making headlines. 

Three organizations representing emergency department physicians filed an amicus brief Dec. 17 to support the Texas Medical Association’s legal challenge to the federal surprise-billing dispute resolution process. 

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine Physician Group filed a lawsuit Dec. 20 against Envision Healthcare, claiming the healthcare services company violated state law by taking over emergency department operations at Placentia (Calif.) Linda Hospi…

Federal COVID-19 vaccination requirements for healthcare workers and employees in other areas continue to face legal challenges and pending court rulings, adding a layer of complexity around the rules.

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