Cleveland-based University Hospitals will transfer the former UH Bedford (Ohio) Hospital site, along with more than 11 acres and buildings, to the city of Bedford and pay $2.1 million as part of a settlement stemming from the hospital’s abrupt closure …
The Department of Homeland Security has lifted restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, allowing enforcement actions, including arrests, to take place in previously protected “sensitive…
A former Montana nurse practitioner was sentenced to five years in federal prison over falsely billing an insurance company $62 million for vitamin B-12 injections.
A former Montana nurse practitioner was sentenced to five years in federal prison over falsely billing an insurance company $62 million for vitamin B-12 injections.
From the Justice Department suing Walgreens over its alleged role in the opioid crisis to a Maine health system suing HHS over withheld Medicare payments, here are 10 healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments that Becker’s has re…
Pharmaceutical company Novartis has filed a lawsuit against the HHS over the way drugs are priced under the 340B program.
The Justice Department on Jan. 16 filed a civil complaint against Walgreens Boots Alliance and its subsidiaries alleging unlawful dispensation of millions of prescriptions in violation of the Controlled Substances Act.
Here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases that Becker’s has reported since Dec. 27:
Charles Hatfield, former CEO of Williamson (W.Va.) Memorial Hospital, on Jan. 17 was sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to pay more than $34,000 in restitution and a $20,000 fine for stealing hospital funds for personal use.
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Medical Center entered a voluntary resolution agreement with HHS and the Office of Civil Rights to resolve allegations of civil rights violations over the treatment of Black women who gave birth at the facility.
