Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has announced an agreement with U.S. Anesthesia Partners that resolves the private equity-backed company’s alleged anticompetitive business practices that drove up prices for consumers receiving surgical anesthesia…
Florida lawmakers are nearing full passage of “Live Healthy,” a package of healthcare bils debuted late last year designed to expand the healthcare workforce, address emergency room crowding, and create a loan program for healthcare innovators.
Three prisoners attempted to escape police custody after being treated at hospitals across the country — all within the same 24 hours.
The CFOs of two of the largest for-profit hospital systems said it is too early to see the effect of CMS’ two-midnight rule, but they expressed optimism on their most recent earnings calls.
Miami police confirmed an officer-involved shooting on the campus of 1,500-bed Jackson Memorial Hospital Feb. 23 that left one man injured.
In a case of mistaken identity, an employee of PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center asked the wrong family to make end-of-life decisions for a patient on life support at the Vancouver, Wash.-based facility in 2021, NBC affiliate KGW reported Feb. 21.
A former Waterbury (Conn.) Hospital executive has filed a lawsuit against her ex-employer alleging she was fired for her age, according to court documents accessed by Becker’s.
A California man who was convicted of 13 felony counts of unauthorized practice of medicine allegedly tried to open another clinic two weeks after being released from prison.
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems is under federal investigation, according to a statement in a Feb. 21 filing with the SEC by the 71-hospital system.
There were a record high 543 False Claims Act settlements and judgements in 2023, according to a Feb. 22 Justice Department news release.
