Some Hospitals Sue Opioid Makers For Costs Of Treating Uninsured For Addiction
(By Blake Farmer for NPR) While thousands of cities and counties have banded together to sue opioid makers and distributors in
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Legal Actions/Court Decisions
Surprise Settlement In Sutter Health Antitrust Case
(By Jenny Gold for Kaiser Health News) SAN FRANCISCO — Sutter Health has reached a tentative settlement agreement in a
Read MoreCHS to erase up to $50M in medical debt for former hospital patients
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) As part of a legal settlement, Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has agreed
Read MoreIn Opioid Settlement, Johnson & Johnson Agrees To Pay Ohio Counties $20 Million
(By Scott Neuman for NPR) Johnson & Johnson and two Ohio counties have reached a tentative $20.4 million settlement that
Read MoreKHN Files Lawsuit To Force Feds To Disclose Medicare Advantage Audits
(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) Kaiser Health News is suing the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Read MorePurdue Pharma, Accused Of Fueling Opioid Crisis, Files For Chapter 11
(By Bobby Allyn for NPR) Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Sunday night, just
Read MoreFlorida healthcare executive gets 20 years in $1.3B Medicare fraud case
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Philip Esformes, who operated a chain of skilled nursing homes and assisted living
Read MoreCVS-Aetna deal gets final approval from judge
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CVS Health’s $69 billion purchase of Aetna is official after a federal judge
Read MoreAllergan to pay $5M to settle opioid suit
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Allergan agreed to pay $5 million to settle allegations that it helped fuel
Read MoreJudge Cites Opioid ‘Menace,’ Awards Oklahoma $572M In Landmark Case
(By Jackie Fortier, StateImpact Oklahoma and Brian Mann, North Country Public Radio for Kaiser Health News) An Oklahoma judge has
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