Four senators have introduced a bill aiming to strengthen healthcare price transparency.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Cleveland Clinic Florida urology assistant accused of filming in bathrooms
A former medical assistant at the urology department of Weston (Fla.) Hospital, part of Cleveland Clinic, is facing video voyeurism charges after being accused of recording victims secretly while they urinated, NBC Miami reported Jan. 8.
Ohio governor restricts transgender care after vetoing bill against it
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order on Jan. 5 banning anyone under the age of 18 from receiving gender-transition surgeries at any Ohio hospital or ambulatory surgical facility.
Supreme Court allows Idaho to reinstate abortion ban
After initial review, the Supreme Court has revived an Idaho abortion law that a federal trial judge partially blocked in 2022, NBC News reported Jan. 5.
Nonprofit sues over Louisiana medical board diversity requirements
Do No Harm, a medical watchdog group based in Richmond, Va., has sued Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, challenging racial criteria for appointments to the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.
'Is this how you would like your mother treated?': Former US rep's family accuses Baylor hospital of negligence
The family of Eddie Bernice Johnson, a former U.S. representative from the Dallas area, has alleged that medical negligence at Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation led to her death. They plan to file a lawsuit, KERA reported Jan. 4.
Memphis health system pays $7M to settle kickback allegations
Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and its Methodist Healthcare-Memphis Hospitals have paid $7.25 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations along with kickback allegations.
2 New York systems hit with cease-and-desist letters
In the last month, two New York health systems have received cease-and-desist letters from the state Department of Health.
Police confirm probe at Oregon hospital amid reports of patient deaths
Medford, Ore. police on Jan. 3 confirmed they are investigating medication theft and concerns of adverse patient care at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center — a day after local news outlets reported on allegations from sources at the hospital who say …
State orders New York system to keep maternity services
Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter’s Health Partners has received a cease-and-desist letter from the state Department of Health ordering against shutting down beds or services at its Troy, N.Y.-based Samaritan Hospital’s Burdett Birth Center, a spokesperson …
