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Healthcare Stakeholders React to Verdict in George Floyd CaseAmerica's Essential Hospitals issued a statement about how the case could provide an opportunity to address "health disparities and barriers...
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UVA Health Will Wipe Out Tens of Thousands of Lawsuits Against PatientsThe decision to wipe out liens that can drain home equity years after a hospital visit is extremely rare.
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She Can't Sue Her Doctor Over Her Baby's Death. When She Spoke Out, She Was Silenced Again. Ruth Jacques, distraught over the fatal injuries her son suffered during childbirth, couldn't sue her doctor because of an obscure...
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When Births Go Horribly Wrong, Florida Protects Doctors and Forces Families to Pay the Price A Florida program designed to reduce doctors' malpractice bills strips families of their right to sue, offering instead a one-time...
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'Incredibly Concerning' Lawsuit Threatens No-Charge Preventive Care for MillionsA federal judge has ruled that plaintiffs challenging the ACA's first-dollar coverage mandate for preventive services have legal standing.
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Medicare Recovered $1B in Fraud in FY20Medicare Fraud Control Units recovered $3.36 for every $1 spent investigating fraud.
Clinical Care
N.Y. Physician Charged With Second-degree Murder for Opioid Prescribing PracticesAccording to the grand jury indictment, Blatti met with patients in his car and prescribed medications without a medical examination...
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Hours After an Employee Accused Him of Sexual Misconduct, Prominent Alaska Executive ResignsThe head of Alaska?s leading tribal health organization has stepped down after a former assistant accused him of "forcing and...
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States Aim to Chip Away at Abortion Rights With Supreme Court in MindSimilar legislation has been introduced in a dozen of states, according to the National Right to Life Committee.
Covid-19
Contractor Who Was Awarded $34.5M in Government Money and Provided Zero Masks Pleads Guilty to FraudThe VA and FEMA agreed to pay a first-time vendor in a desperate search for protective equipment. Now Robert Stewart...
Finance
Court Overrules Providence's Objections to Hoag's Affiliation LawsuitIn a statement, Hoag stated that it welcomes the decision issued Tuesday.
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athenahealth to Pay $18.2M to Resolve Kickback, False Claims AllegationsEnticements to customers included trips to The Masters, the U.S. Open, the Kentucky Derby, the World Series, the Indianapolis 500,...