Five health systems in North Carolina filed nearly all of the state’s hospital lawsuits against patients for unpaid bills, according to a Duke Law report.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
HCA settles nonpayment lawsuit
Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Hospital and HCA Healthcare settled a nonpayment lawsuit, the Citizen Times reported Aug. 15.
3-year manhunt ends: Authorities arrest man who allegedly posed as physician, sold fake COVID-19 'cure'
Federal agents have arrested a Utah man previously indicted for allegedly posing as a physician and selling a baseless COVID-19 cure, ending a three-year manhunt.
3-year manhunt ends: Authorities arrest man who allegedly posed as physician, sold fake COVID-19 'cure'
Federal agents have arrested a Utah man previously indicted for allegedly posing as a physician and selling a baseless COVID-19 cure, ending a three-year manhunt.
11 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From AdventHealth suing MultiPlan for alleged price fixing, to a Louisiana hospital reaching a settlement in an overtime wage lawsuit, here are 11 hospital lawsuits and settlements Becker’s has reported since Aug. 3.
11 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From AdventHealth suing MultiPlan for alleged price fixing, to a Louisiana hospital reaching a settlement in an overtime wage lawsuit, here are 11 hospital lawsuits and settlements Becker’s has reported since Aug. 3.
Surgeon sues Maine hospital, alleging discrimination
A surgeon is suing Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center and the hospital’s chief of surgery over alleged discrimination she faced as a female, foreign-born physician, according to Bangor Daily News.
St. Luke's accuses Ammon Bundy of avoiding lawsuit payment
Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke’s Health System has filed a new lawsuit as it seeks to get the money a court ordered Ammon Bundy to pay in a lawsuit alleging harassment and intimidation against St. Luke’s and its workers.
Louisiana hospital reaches $1.2M overtime settlement
Donaldsonville, La.-based Prevost Memorial Hospital reached a settlement worth up to $1.16 million in a lawsuit accusing the hospital of not paying overtime for nurses, The Advocate reported Aug. 14.
Louisiana hospital reaches $1.2M overtime settlement
Donaldsonville, La.-based Prevost Memorial Hospital reached a settlement worth up to $1.16 million in a lawsuit accusing the hospital of not paying overtime for nurses, The Advocate reported Aug. 14.
