The federal government is planning to take another No Surprises Act court loss to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, according to an Oct. 20 court filing.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Wyoming nurse pleads guilty in $6M healthcare fraud
A Wyoming nurse pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud in a $6.1 million healthcare scheme in Idaho.
Connecticut attorney general widens investigation into Stone Academy
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has widened an investigation into Stone Academy, a nursing school that was shut down in February after failing to address multiple compliance issues.
Kaiser hospital fined after MRI machine pins nurse
A Kaiser Permanente hospital in California was fined $18,000 after an MRI machine’s magnetic field pulled a metal bed and a nurse, causing her serious injuries, the Daily Post reported Oct. 20.
Express Scripts conspires to overcharge pharmacies, suit alleges
Retail pharmacies are accusing Express Scripts and Prime Therapeutics of monopolizing the pharmacy benefit manager market and conspiring to extort pharmacies, according to court documents.
California hospital execs lost jobs over patient safety concerns, lawsuits allege
St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, Calif., faces lawsuits filed by former executives alleging the hospital forced them out after they raised patient safety concerns, the Long Beach Business Journal reported Oct. 23.
Physician seeks plea deal in opioid scheme to drop patient death charges
A New York physician pleaded guilty to counts of unlawful distribution of opioids and healthcare fraud, the Adirondack Daily Enterprise reported Oct. 23.
11 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From the Washington Hospital Association suing the state over a charity care law, to Mayo Clinic and Lifepoint Health suing Bristol Myers Squibb for allegedly inflating the price of a cancer drug, here are 11 hospital lawsuits and settlements Becker’s …
Prospect Medical Holdings seeks grace period to sell Crozer Health
Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings has reached a deal with two Pennsylvania stakeholders to halt active litigation and activate a 270-day window to sell its struggling Springfield, Pa.-based Crozer Health.
Former medical director sues Seattle Children's over racial discrimination
A former medical director of one of Seattle Children’s clinics is suing the hospital alleging racial discrimination, The Seattle Times reported Oct. 18.
