Inspire Health Medical Group has agreed to pay a $1.2 million settlement to Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, Calif., after neurosurgeons allegedly planned a walkout in 2021 and gave the system less than 32 hours’ notice.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Judge denies latest FTC attempt to halt Novant-CHS deal
A North Carolina federal judge denied the Federal Trade Commission’s request to bar Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health from acquiring two North Carolina hospitals from Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems until its appeal is resolved.
Proposed legislation hopes to remove healthcare 'corporate greed': 7 things to know
Massachusetts Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey have introduced the Corporate Crimes Against Health Care Act of 2024 in an attempt to remove “corporate greed and private equity abuse” in healthcare.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau pitches rule to ban medical debt on credit reports
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a proposed rule that it said would eliminate as much as $49 billion of medical debts that “unjustly lowers credit scores for 15 million Americans.”
Feds indict hospital whistleblower for HIPAA violation
Surgeon Eithan Haim, MD, is being charged with four counts of criminal HIPAA violations after he leaked internal documents from Houston-based Texas Children’s Hospital regarding gender-affirming services, Houston Public Media reported June 10.
FTC seeks immediate order blocking Novant-CHS deal
The Federal Trade Commission is asking the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals to issue an immediate order to block Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health from acquiring two North Carolina hospitals from Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems until t…
CityMD settles fraud suit for $12M
CityMD agreed to pay the federal government $12 million to settle fraud allegations related to COVID-19 tests, according to the Justice Department.
12 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements
From a judge denying the FTC’s attempt to block a two-hospital deal in North Carolina to two former high-ranking employees filing a False Claims Act complaint against Erlanger Health System, here are 12 lawsuits, settlements and legal developments Beck…
Prospect Medical sues Yale New Haven over stalled acquisition
Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings is suing Yale New Haven Health, demanding that the Connecticut health system honor its contractual obligations to acquire Eastern Connecticut Health Network and Waterbury Hospital.
Appeals court overturns Sutter Health antitrust win
A majority panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has reversed a 2022 jury verdict in favor of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health in a class action alleging the health system used its market power to charge supracompetitive rates…
