From a subsidiary of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems agreeing to pay $262 million to settle a fraud probe to a judge being assigned to the criminal case against executives of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements making headlines.
1. Criminal case against Broward Health executives inches forward
A permanent judge was assigned Sept. 26 to the criminal case against former and current leaders of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health.
2. Police officer accused of assaulting patient at New Jersey hospital indicted on federal civil rights charges
A federal grand jury indicted police officer Roger Then on Sept. 21 for several offenses arising from the assault of a patient at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson, N.J.
3. CHS subsidiary to pay $262M to settle fraud probe
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems subsidiary Health Management Associates agreed to pay the federal government $262 million to settle fraudulent billing and kickback allegations.
4. Louisiana medical practice sues to stop CMS from withholding Medicare payments
Michael Dole, MD, the president and sole shareholder of a medical practice in Alexandria, La., filed a federal lawsuit against HHS and CMS seeking to stop CMS from withholding Medicare payments from the medical practice after a billing audit.
5. Alabama hospital pays $4.25M to settle false billing case
Opelika-based East Alabama Medical Center and its subsidiary Aperian Laboratory Solutions agreed to pay $4.25 million to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute.
6. Labs' challenge over Medicare cuts dismissed: 7 things to know
A federal judge dismissed the lab industry's challenge to a Medicare payment regulation issued by HHS on the grounds that it's out of her jurisdiction.
7. Virginia health system authority to pay US nearly $4M to resolve inaccurate billing
The operator of Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center and related healthcare facilities in Richmond agreed to pay the federal government $3,994,151 to resolve inaccurate payments for radiation oncology services.
8. Aetna doesn't need to cover wilderness therapy, court agrees
A Utah federal judge decided Sept. 19 Aetna is not required to cover members' wilderness therapy services.
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