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Strategy
Verma Hopes Stark Law Regulatory Update Will Come by Year's End
The CMS administrator says a team is working hard to hammer out details to alleviate concerns that the law can...
PharMEDium Hit with Permanent Injunction
The maker of ready-to-use IV bags and preloaded syringes has been repeatedly cited for safety concerns at its four manufacturing...
Plaintiffs' Standing Challenged in ACA Appeal
California-led defenders of the ACA say the plaintiffs are asking the court 'to do what Congress?after years of debate and...
Strategy
5 States Reiterate Support for CVS-Aetna Deal
The states involved in the case are asking the judge for 10 minutes to speak during a hearing early next...
Strategy
Healthcare Bills Abuzz in the House, Not So Much in the Senate
A few areas may see action yet, experts say, even as the Senate has become 'a legislative graveyard.'
Sexual Assault Victim Sues the Hospital that Treated Her
The plaintiff claims that an employee at the hospital gave the person who assaulted her personal information about her, and...
Strategy
Don't Ignore Intermountain's Long-Shot Bid to Deflate the False Claims Act
There are important lessons to be learned from the case, even though the nonprofit health system has signaled it expects...
ACA Brief: Trump Administration Shows Change in Thinking
But it's unlikely to affect outcome in Texas v. Azar, one expert says.
Finance
4 Ways New York's Balance Billing Law Has Helped Consumers (And 3 Ways it Hasn't)
Consumer protection officials have downgraded the issue of surprise balance bills from one of the biggest consumer challenges to "barely...
Strategy
Judge Picks 6 Witnesses, Sets CVS-Aetna Hearing Date
The selected witnesses will be allowed to testify up to eight hours total early next month in a hearing that...
Clinical Care
Guidance for ER Physicians Treating Loved Ones, Colleagues or Themselves
Clinicians can avoid ethical and liability concerns by exercising good judgment and placing limits on provision of care.
Strategy
Intermountain to Settle False Claims Dispute Pending Before Supreme Court
In the likely event that the settlement is finalized, the nonprofit health system plans to back away from its pending...