Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues

The Nevada Board of Medical Examiners has suspended a physician’s license due to his mishandling of a high-risk twin pregnancy and birth, effective immediately.

The long-standing debate on non-physicians using the term “doctor” is being highlighted in California after two advocacy organizations filed a court document in connection with a current case where nurse practitioners want to be referred to as doctors.

Walgreens Boots Alliance has agreed to a $44 million settlement to resolve class-action claims related to its partnership with Theranos, according to Bloomberg. 

Licensed allopathic and osteopathic physicians in California are the only individuals who should be allowed to use the title “Dr.,” according to the California Medical Association and the American Medical Association. The two groups filed an amicus bri…

An Oklahoma nurse pleaded guilty to replacing pain medication with tap water.

An Oklahoma nurse pleaded guilty to replacing pain medication with tap water.

Providers, payers and other interested parties have their eyes on the 5th Circuit Appeals Court in the next phase of the ongoing legal battle over the No Surprises Act, Bloomberg Law reported Sept. 5. 

Providers, payers and other interested parties have their eyes on the 5th Circuit Appeals Court in the next phase of the ongoing legal battle over the No Surprises Act, Bloomberg Law reported Sept. 5. 

Officials at Memphis, Mo.-based Scotland County Hospital are attempting to have dismissed aspects of a lawsuit filed against an executive and the hospital itself by its former CEO, according to a Sept. 6 Missouri Independent report.

From Bon Secours Mercy Health suing Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Virginia over alleged unpaid claims, to Adena Health System facing a proposed class-action overtime suit, here are nine hospital lawsuits and settlements Becker’s has reported since A…