The Center for Reproductive Rights filed complaints with HHS on behalf of two women who allegedly were turned away from two Texas hospitals when seeking ectopic pregnancy care.

A New York state Supreme Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit against New York City-based Mount Sinai to keep its Beth Israel hospital open, moving the hospital one step closer to a planned closure following conditional approval from the New York Department of Health. 

St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital has filed an appeal in a case made famous by a Netflix documentary. However, a loss could prove costly for the organization, Tampa Bay Times reported Aug. 12. 

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has dropped a lawsuit against IU Health and IU Healthcare Associates, alleging that the Indianapolis-based academic medical center neglected to train its employees and safeguard personal health information after a physician spoke to the media about a 10-year-old girl's abortion.

The Texas Medical Association notched another victory over HHS in its series of challenges against provisions of the No Surprises Act. 

Kentucky is the first and only state to decriminalize medical errors. Kelly Jenkins, MSN, RN, executive director of the Kentucky Board of Nursing, told Becker's the law will provide more psychological safety to nurses. 

A jury found Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital negligent in its treatment of a pregnant woman, resulting in a stillbirth. The hospital was ordered to pay $17 million, CTPost reported Aug. 12.

An Ohio physician was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a scheme that defrauded Medicare and Tricare out of more than $14.6 million.

From a Tennessee health system facing a federal lawsuit over alleged Stark Law violations, to a trial date set in a health system naming rights dispute, here are 10 lawsuits, settlements and legal developments involving hospitals and health systems that Becker's has reported since July 29: 

The family of a woman who died at a California hospital is suing the hospital and its parent organization, Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, alleging the hospital misplaced the 31-year-old woman's body, the Chicago Tribune reported Aug. 8.

For nearly $225,000, the owner of a durable medical equipment company settled allegations concerning a Medicare kickback scheme, according to court documents. 

A jury has awarded a $45 million verdict to a teenager who was left with significant brain damage after aspirating food following his discharge from Temple University Hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound to the neck, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Aug. 7. 

The Boston City Council voted Aug. 7 to approve a resolution calling on the city's Public Health Commission to declare a public health emergency due to the planned Aug. 31 closure of Dallas-based Steward Health Care's Carney Hospital. 

St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital has filed an appeal in a case made famous by a Netflix documentary, arguing that it wasn't allowed a fair trial, Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported Aug. 3. 

The Justice Department is starting a pilot program to reward whistleblowers who expose healthcare fraud schemes involving private insurance plans. 

Several staff members at Temple University Hospital-Episcopal Campus in Philadelphia were injured — including a specialist who was stabbed with a needle — in a struggle with a patient on July 31, CBS News Philadelphia reported.

A former organ transplant coordinator, who would evaluate patients near death across 48 hospitals, has been convicted for illegally accessing U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's medical records, The Washington Post reported July 31. 

CMS told Salem-based Oregon State Hospital leaders that the hospital is no longer in immediate jeopardy, Fox12 Oregon reported July 31.

A former New York hospital administrator is suing her former employer, alleging retaliation for having reported complaints of age and gender discrimination, according to The Leader-Herald.

Gentiva, successor to Kindred at Home, has agreed to pay $19.43 million to resolve allegations that Kindred at Home knowingly submitted false claims and retained overpayments for patients who were ineligible to receive Medicare or Medicaid hospice benefits.