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Beaumont Sues Michigan's CON Commission Over Rejected Oxford Hospital Plans
The parties have until next Friday to submit briefs on whether a preliminary injunction is needed. At issue is whether...
Finance
Site-Neutral Groundhog? Hospitals Urge Judge to Whack 2020 Payment Policy, Too
The government is moving forward with 'the second year of a two-year phase-in,' even though a judge vacated the policy...
Clinical Care
Opioid Treatment: How Healthcare Providers Can Reduce Liability Risk
A new report focuses on the four steps in active pain management: screening and prescribing, dispensing and administering, monitoring and...
Finance
Use Tech Tools to Avoid Suing Patients
With all the technology options available to health systems today, hospitals should "absolutely not" get to the point where they're...
Finance
Hospitals Take Shot At Opioid Makers Over Cost Of Treating Uninsured For Addiction
Hundreds of hospitals have joined in a handful of lawsuits in state courts as their best hope for winning meaningful...
Finance
PBGH CEO on Sutter Health Antitrust Settlement: 'I Don't Think This Issue Will Go Away'
Elizabeth Mitchell, CEO of the Pacific Business Group on Health, weighs in on the recent settlement between Sutter Health and...
Finance
Site-Neutral Payments: Judge Holds Her Ground in Vacating OPPS Provisions
The latest ruling opens the door to a possible appeal by the Trump administration, which has argued it has the...
Finance
Sen. Grassley Questions UVA Health On Findings From KHN Investigation
Over six years, UVA Health filed 36,000 lawsuits against patients seeking a total of more than $106 million in unpaid...
Strategy
Whistleblower Alleges Medicare Fraud At Iconic Seattle-Based Health Plan
Suit alleges that Group Health Cooperative claimed some patients were sicker than they were, and billed for medical conditions that...
Strategy
Surprise Settlement In Sutter Health Antitrust Case
Details have not been made public, and the parties declined to talk to reporters.
When Medical Debt Collectors Decide Who Gets Arrested
Across the country, thousands of people are jailed each year for failing to appear in court for unpaid bills.
Strategy
Judge Vacates 2016 Rule That Banned Healthcare Discrimination Against Transgender Patients
The decision comes as the Trump administration seeks to supplant the Obama-era rule with a version that excludes gender identity...