BCBS of Texas to reimburse out-of-network ER claims, pay $10M fine
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas agreed to reimburse members for out-of-network emergency
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Legal Actions/Court Decisions
Mallinckrodt sued, underpaid hundred of millions in Medicaid rebates, US says
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The U.S. Justice Department is suing Mallinckrodt, alleging the drugmaker knowingly underpaid Medicaid
Read MoreSenators threaten to subpoena Express Scripts over insulin documents
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., threatened to subpoena Express Scripts
Read MoreIt’s Not Just Hospitals That Sue Patients Who Can’t Pay
(By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio for Kaiser Health News) Nashville General Hospital is a safety-net facility funded by the
Read MoreAppeals court will not rehear ACA challenge
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) A judge from the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals called for a
Read More4th patient charity settles Medicare kickback allegations
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A fourth patient charity agreed to pay $3 million to settle claims it
Read MoreSafety net providers are pushing back on the growing use of 2-tiered policies
Cares Community Health, a 340B safety net provider, filled a lawsuit claiming that the US Department of Health and Human
Read MoreHe Jiankui, who created world’s first CRISPR’d babies, sentenced to three years in prison
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) A Chinese court on Monday sentenced He Jiankui, the scientist who made the world’s first genetically
Read MoreMichigan sues drugmakers, Walgreens under Drug Dealer Liability Act
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The state of Michigan filed a lawsuit Dec. 17 against Walgreens, as well
Read MoreFederal Appeals Court Strikes Down Portion Of Obamacare
(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) A federal appeals court panel in New Orleans dealt another blow to the
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