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CFO
FQHCs Are Supposed to Make Care Affordable. One Has Sued Patients for as Little as $59 in Unpaid Bills.
Health centers are suing patients and garnishing their paychecks ? which experts say contradicts their mission.
CEO
A North Carolina Hospital Was Slated to Open in 2025. Mired in Bureaucracy, It's Still a Dirt Field.
For the past three years, Mission Hospital's owner has contested Florida-headquartered AdventHealth's attempt to build the hospital on land bought...
Technology
Kaiser Permanente to Pay $46M for Patient Data Breach
The health system is settling a class action lawsuit after finding that data-tracking technology used on its websites and apps...
Revenue Cycle
Workers' Wages Siphoned to Pay Medical Bills, Despite Consumer Protections
45 states allow wage garnishment for unpaid medical bills.
CEO
How CVS' Omnicare Subsidiary Unraveled into Bankruptcy
Omnicare's bankruptcy follows years of costly settlements and a nearly $1 billion judgment, capping a troubled long-term care pharmacy investment.
Technology
Exactech Will Pay $8M To Settle Lawsuits Over Defective Knee Implant Parts
The settlement resolves two whistleblower lawsuits alleging the Florida company violated the federal False Claims Act.
CMO
Affirmative Action Critics Refuse to Back Down in Fight Over Medical Bias Training
Opponents had alleged that California's law violates their First Amendment rights.
CFO
Underpaid by Millions: Providence Takes Aim at Kaiser Permanente
A high-stakes lawsuit by Providence against Kaiser Permanente exposes major risks in emergency care reimbursement.
CMO
Cosmetic Surgeries Led to Disfiguring Injuries, Patients Allege
Cosmetic surgery chains have been the target of scores of medical malpractice and negligence lawsuits alleging disfiguring injuries ? including...
CMO
Feds Investigate Hospitals Over Religious Exemptions from Gender-Affirming Care
It's the first time HHS has explicitly claimed that the Church Amendments 'allow providers to refuse gender-affirming care or to...
Payer
He Died Without Getting Mental Health Care He Sought. A New Lawsuit Says His Insurer’s Ghost Network Is to Blame.
The mother of Ravi Coutinho, the subject of a recent ProPublica investigation, is suing Centene for publishing "misleading" information that...