10 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements

From HCA settling a nonpayment lawsuit, to a New York judge permanently blocking New York City's plans switch 250,000 retired city employees to a Medicare Advantage plan, here are 10 healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements Becker's reported since Aug. 14: 

1. A federal appellate court ruled that some beneficiaries of UnitedHealth Group's behavioral health unit may be entitled to have their claims reprocessed. 

2. A proposed class-action lawsuit was filed on behalf of two families accusing Florida of terminating their Medicaid coverage without proper notice or a chance to contest the decision. 

3. A Pennsylvania judge ruled that Scranton-based Commonwealth Health's physician group cannot stop a former surgeon from working for a local competitor. 

4. A group of Maine healthcare workers is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review its case regarding the state's COVID-19 shot mandate.

5. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit issued a ruling upending parts of an Oklahoma law that was created to help smaller pharmacies gain customers.

6. Olive AI is being sued by a state economic development arm over allegations the healthcare tech company missed hiring goals it was supposed to meet in exchange for incentives. 

7. As the Supreme Court considers a case against the approval of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortion, a federal court ruled that the FDA had stretched too far in allowing the pill to be mail-ordered and for it to be used in the first 10 weeks of gestation.

8. An Amedisys stockholder filed a lawsuit against the home health provider and its directors, alleging they misrepresented key information in a proxy statement related to UnitedHealth's proposed acquisition of the company. 

9. Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Hospital and HCA Healthcare settled a nonpayment lawsuit that alleged they did not pay for on-call child psychiatric and medical resident training and supervision services at the agreed-upon rate. 

10. A New York State Supreme Court judge permanently blocked the implementation of New York City's plan to switch 250,000 retired city employees from traditional Medicare to an Aetna Medicare Advantage plan.  

 

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