The Federal Trade Commission filed court documents on March 25 seeking a preliminary injunction to bar Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health from its $320 million acquisition of two North Carolina hospitals from Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems.

A durable medical equipment company owner was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for his role in an $87 million healthcare fraud scheme. 

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is accusing Danville, Ky.-based Ephraim McDowell Health of denying an employee a promotion because of her sex and retaliating against her after she reported discrimination.

An employee of Providence, R.I.-based Hasbro Children's Hospital, part of Providence-based Lifespan, was taken into custody by Providence Police after reports that he was placing cameras in the hospital bathrooms.

New York City-based Mount Sinai has filed a motion asking a judge to deny a preliminary injunction that would keep Beth Israel Hospital open past its planned July 12 closure date. 

On March 27, the Maine Senate voted 22-13 to pass a nurse-patient ratio bill. 

 A wrongful death lawsuit was filed March 27 against Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Butler County, Pa., alleging the facility employed a nurse who had a history of administering excessive doses of insulin, according to a report from CBS affiliate KDKA. 

A recent report from the Alliance for Integrity and Reform of 340B found that 85% of disproportionate share hospitals in the U.S. received more from 340B profit than they invested in charity care in 2022. 

From a physician couple pleading to their roles in a scheme to a former Georgia insurance commissioner pleading guilty to his role in a $2.5 million scheme, here are 12 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker's has reported since March 14: 

A Pompano Beach, Fla., man the Justice Department said was the figurehead owner of a lab company pleaded guilty to his role in a $30 million Medicare fraud scheme. 

A teenager who posed as a physician assistant at two Texas hospitals was sentenced to five years in prison March 26, NBC affiliate KRIS 6 News reported. 

The federal government reported an estimated $235.8 billion in improper payments in fiscal year 2023, with more than $100 billion coming from Medicare and Medicaid, according to a March 26 report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. 

Kenney and Sams, a Boston law firm, has filed a lawsuit against financially troubled Dallas-based Steward Health Care claiming that the health system owes it $605,306 for legal services rendered, including interest and additional damages. 

The New York State Department of Health is accusing Mount Sinai Beth Israel of violating a "cease and desist" order prohibiting the closure of any beds or services without state approval, Politico reported March 25. 

Proposed state legislation to change Tennessee's certificate-of-need legislation would cause hospital service cuts and closures and reduce care access for many communities across the state, according to the Tennessee Hospital Association. 

On March 22, the Texas Medical Board issued proposed rules on emergency exceptions to the state's strict abortion ban, which critics have said do not go far enough in addressing uncertainty among physicians and patients. 

Lawmakers are questioning UnitedHealth Group's response to the cyberattack that took Change Healthcare's systems offline for nearly a month. 

The case involving a former nurse who was accused of mishandling an infant was dismissed by a judge, News 12 Long Island reported March 25.

A Houston physician and the diagnostic centers he owns agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle False Claims Act Allegations. 

From eight nurses at a Tenet hospital alleging they were wrongfully terminated to the University of Chicago Medical Center being found responsible in a wrongful death case, here are 10 lawsuits, settlements and legal developments Becker's has reported since March 1: