Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital’s liquidation trustee Jeremy Rosenthal has reportedly filed a lawsuit against three executives of Halsen Healthcare, the company that formerly owned the hospital, accusing them of draining its funds for personal …
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shut down Commonwealth Financial Systems for illegally trying to collect unverified medical debts after consumers disputed the validity of the debt.
Florida lawmakers have proposed measures to redirect patients from hospital emergency departments as part of a healthcare package for 2024. The state’s relationship to Medicaid is one influence on the possibility of added regulations.
Scripps Clinical Medical Group in San Diego agreed to pay nearly $6.9 million to settle discrimination allegations over a mandatory retirement age for physicians, according to a Dec. 19 news release from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Indianapolis-based Community Health Network has agreed to a $345 million settlement to resolve allegations that, dating back to 2008, it violated the False Claims Act and Stark law.
Warwick, R.I.-based Kent Hospital, an affiliate of Care New England Health System, has agreed to a $35,000 settlement under the Americans with Disabilities Act following a patient complaint.
Walnut Creek, Calif.-based John Muir Health is calling off its plans to acquire San Ramon (Calif.) Regional Medical Center from majority owner Tenet Healthcare.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against Steward Health Care System and its subsidiaries, alleging violations of the physician self-referral law and submission of false claims to Medicare.
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice have unveiled their 2023 merger guidelines, which break down the agencies’ factors and frameworks that are utilized when going over merger and acquisition approvals.
Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital is refuting claims that it improperly disposed of the remains of five infants, the Boston Herald reported Dec. 16.
