4th 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
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Legal Actions/Court Decisions
Safety 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
Read MoreCMS to repay hospitals millions for off-campus clinic visits
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare will soon reimburse hospitals millions of dollars that were withheld over a
Read MoreSupreme Court Seems Sympathetic To Insurers In Obamacare Case
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) No clear split between conservative and liberal Supreme Court justices emerged Tuesday as
Read MoreObamacare Back At The High Court — With Billions For Insurers On The Line
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) More than $12 billion is at stake for the nation’s health insurers Tuesday
Read MoreAnother generic drugmaker settles price-fixing probe
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Rising Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay more than $3 million to settle claims it
Read MoreMissouri appeals court upholds changes to Medicaid DSH payment rules
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) A federal appeals court in Missouri on Nov. 4 held that a rule
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