As financial pressures continue across the healthcare industry, more hospitals and health systems are turning to Chapter 11 protection to ensure financial stability and uninterrupted patient care.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
North Carolina hospital files for bankruptcy
Plymouth, N.C.-based Washington Regional Medical Center sought Chapter 11 protection Oct. 29 to help the hospital restructure its finances while ensuring care to patients.
340B spending restrictions on track for passage in California
California vote tabulations are currently backing a state ballot measure that would impose new restrictions on health systems’ 340B drug spending.
Judge OKs vaccine mandate settlement between Ascension and Michigan workers
St. Louis-based Ascension has agreed to provide back pay to staff as part of a revamped COVID-19 vaccine settlement approved by a federal judge in Michigan, Law360 reported Nov. 5.
10 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements
From Walgreens agreeing to pay $100 million to settle overcharging allegations, to another payer suing over Medicare Advantage star ratings, here are 10 healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments that Becker’s has reported since O…
Judge pushes CarePoint, RWJBarnabas antitrust lawsuit forward: 5 things to know
Jersey City, N.J.-based CarePoint Health Systems was partially denied a request to delay its antitrust lawsuit against West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health by a New Jersey federal magistrate judge due to the health system’s Nov. 3 filing for Chap…
McKesson to pay $448K to settle discriminatory hiring allegations: 4 things to know
The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has reached a settlement with McKesson Medical-Surgical to resolve allegations of systemic hiring discrimination at its Grapevine, Texas, facility.
Walgreens pays $100M to settle overcharging allegations
Walgreens has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing the pharmacy chain of inflating prescription drug prices for insured customers.
Texas hospital pays $14.2M to settle self-disclosed Stark law, Medicare violations
Horizon Medical Center of Denton, Texas, has agreed to pay $14.2 million to settle potential Medicare regulation and Stark Law violations.
Supreme Court hearing oral arguments in DSH pay formula case
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Nov. 5 in a case challenging how HHS calculates disproportionate share hospital payments for Supplemental Security Income benefits.
