If You’ve Got Hep C, Spitting Can Be A Felony
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Last week, an Ohio man who has the hepatitis C virus was sentenced to
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Legal Actions/Court Decisions
ACA insurers won’t get billions in risk corridors payments, court says: 5 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) A federal appellate court ruled health insurers are not owed billions of dollars
Read MoreWhistle-blower lawsuit accusing UnitedHealth of Medicare Advantage fraud dismissed
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealth Group won a dismissal of a lawsuit accusing the health insurer of
Read MoreOncologists sue HHS over Part B payment cuts: 5 things to know
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Community Oncology Alliance, a nonprofit representing more than 5,000 independent, community-based oncologists, filed
Read MorePfizer Settles Kickback Case Related To Copay Assistance For $24M
(By Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) Pfizer will pay the government nearly $24 million as part of a settlement
Read MoreCalifornia Hospital Giant Sutter Health Faces Heavy Backlash On Prices
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Cooking dinner one night in March, Mark Frizzell sliced
Read MoreDEA shuts down Louisiana-based pharmaceutical distributor
In a rare move the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has ordered a Louisiana based wholesale pharmaceutical distributor to cease sales
Read MoreHealthcare activists sue Maine’s HHS over idled Medicaid expansion
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Maine advocacy groups, including the Maine Primary Care Association and Maine Consumers for
Read MoreHHS asks Supreme Court to review Medicare payments ruling: 7 things to know
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) HHS is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to review a District of
Read MoreDOJ requests information from Cigna, Express Scripts as merger review continues
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Department of Justice requested additional information from Cigna and Express Scripts as
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