Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues

Sen. Ed Charbonneau, R-Ind., has introduced a bill to repeal the state’s certificate of public advantage law, which allows hospital mergers that the Federal Trade Commission generally deems anticompetitive.

From UnitedHealth asking a judge to dismiss a challenge to its acquisition of Amedisys, to physicians suing a California hospital over a new staffing group contract, here are 11 healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments that Beck…

Hartford HealthCare and St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, both based in Hartford, Conn., have reached a settlement in a lawsuit that alleged Hartford HealthCare engaged in anticompetitive behavior, according to court documents filed Jan. 2.

Chesapeake Regional Medical Center in Norfolk, Va., is facing federal criminal charges related to unnecessary surgeries performed by a physician who was convicted of 52 federal counts in 2020.

A pair of trade groups have filed a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, aiming to halt the agency’s new rule banning medical debt from credit reports. 

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit has filed felony neglect criminal charges against two employees at Terra Alta, W.Va.-based Hopemont Hospital following the death of a non-verbal patient in January 2024.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed a bill into law on Jan. 8 aimed at improving transparency in the healthcare industry following bankrupt Dallas-based Steward Health Care’s exit from the state.

Missouri University Health Care, based in Columbia, Mo., has agreed to an $8 million settlement to resolve claims related to a May 2020 data breach that allegedly compromised the personal information of 3,000 patients, Top Class Actions reported Jan. 6.

Missouri University Health Care, based in Columbia, Mo., has agreed to an $8 million settlement to resolve claims related to a May 2020 data breach that allegedly compromised the personal information of 3,000 patients, Top Class Actions reported Jan. 6.

Sen. Mike Crapo has been named chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, which oversees more than 50% of the federal budget, including healthcare programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.