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FTC, Pennsylvania Challenge Jefferson Health, Albert Einstein Proposed MergerThe two academic medical centers say they "remain confident our merger will result in continued high-quality care for our consumers."
Finance
Preliminary Hearing for Sutter Health's $575M Settlement DelayedThe continued hearing related to preliminary approval of the deal will be held on April 6.
Finance
FTC, NY AG Charge 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli and Vyera Pharmaceuticals in Daraprim Price SchemeMartin Shkreli, nicknamed the 'pharma bro,' was sentenced to seven years in prison for securities fraud in 2018.
Strategy
Patient Services Inc. to Pay $3M for Alleged Role as Illegal Conduit for Drug Makers PSI coordinated with three pharmaceutical manufacturers ? Insys, Aegerion, and Alexion ? to facilitate paying kickbacks to Medicare patients taking...
Strategy
SCOTUS Denies Fast-track Hearing of Texas v. U.S.The ruling means the case would not reach the Supreme Court until this fall, at the earliest.
Finance
Court Rules Against Dignity Health in Out-of-Network Case, L.A. Care CEO ReactsThe Second District Court of Appeal unanimously ruled in favor of the Los Angeles-based insurer.
Strategy
AGs File Petition with SCOTUS for Expedited ACA ReviewDefenders of the ACA say the stakes are too high to allow the suit to ping-pong between the district and...
Battle Over Maintenance of Certification Continues in the Courts
Two lawsuits against ABIM dismissed, but appeals are in or on the way.
Clinical Care
Chicago Psychiatric Hospital Will Lose Federal Money, and Its License Is Threatened After Allegations of AbuseCMS terminated an agreement and federal funding for Chicago Lakeshore Hospital, and the Illinois Department of Public Health is moving...
Strategy
No End in Sight: Courts Unlikely to Resolve ACA Case Before 2020 ElectionThe appellate decision virtually guarantees that uncertainty over the sprawling Obama-era legislation will linger until 2021 or later.
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ACA Ruling Dismays Hospitals, as Law's Defenders Look to Supreme CourtThe decision to remand the case to a lower court prompted swift reaction from healthcare observers.
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Appellate Court Rules ACA Individual Mandate Unconstitutional But Stops Short of Tossing Entire LawThe highly anticipated decision sends the dispute back to the lower court to further analyze which provisions of the law,...