For $750 million, Columbia University and its affiliate New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City have settled a class action lawsuit with 576 patients who reported sexual abuse or misconduct by a former gynecologist, according to a May 5 news…
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CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, is pushing for major reforms to the Medicaid program, according to comments he made May 6 at the 2025 Milken Institute Global Conference, per Fox Business. Dr. Oz told the news outlet that there is…
Warren, Ohio Mayor Doug Franklin has written a letter to state Attorney General David Yost asking his office to investigate Dallas-based Steward Health Care regarding Medicaid funding at its former hospitals, Insight Hospital and Medical Center Trumbull and Hillside Rehabilitation…
A Louisiana nurse practitioner was convicted by a federal jury for her role in a $2 million Medicare fraud scheme. Four things to know: Shanone Chatman-Ashley, 45, of Opelousas, worked as an independent contractor for a company that claimed to…
The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department issued a joint letter May 5 directing federal government agency leaders to develop a list of anticompetitive regulations that lessen competition, entrepreneurship and innovation. The letter aims to advance President Donald Trump’s…
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The Virginia Board of Nursing has suspended the license of a 26-year-old nurse accused of abusing and maliciously wounding patients for years in a hospital’s neonatal ICU, according to a May 2 order of suspension. In late 2024, HCA Healthcare’s…
On July 7, certified registered nurse anesthetists in West Virginia will be allowed to administer anesthesia in cooperation with — rather than under the supervision of — a physician. The new CRNA practice agreement defines “cooperation” as a CRNA and…
Two patients are suing EHR vendor Cerner, now known as Oracle Health, claiming the company secretly shared their private health information with Google without their knowledge or consent. Here are six things to know about the class-action lawsuit: Oracle Health…
From the Supreme Court ruling against hospitals in a DSH pay formula case to five Florida hospitals suing Leapfrog over safety rankings, here are 10 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments that Becker’s has reported since April 22:…
Gilead Sciences has agreed to pay $202 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Anti-Kickback Statute by using speaker programs to incentivize physicians to prescribe HIV medications. Federal prosecutors alleged that the company offered payments, meals and travel expenses…