Calif. Hits Kaiser With $2.2 Million Fine For Failing To Provide Required Medicaid Data
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) California officials have again slapped health care giant Kaiser
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Legal Actions/Court Decisions
Despite Advance Directive, Dementia Patient Denied Last Wish, Says Spouse
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) MEDFORD, Ore. — Bill Harris is blunt: For more than a year, he
Read MoreOperators of nearly 300 cancer treatment centers accused of illegally dividing up Florida market
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) A 50-page federal whistle-blower complaint accuses Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute and
Read MoreCongress Launching Probe into MS Drug Pricing
U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is launching an investigation into why prices for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) treatments
Read MoreMylan Agrees to Pay $465 million in a Settlement for EpiPen Overcharges
Mylan, the makers of EpiPen, and federal investigators finalized a $465 million settlement of charge the drugmaker avoided paying state
Read MoreFederal Appeals Court Says Arkansas Can Block Medicaid Payments To Planned Parenthood
(By Merrit Kennedy for NPR) A federal appeals court has sided with the state of Arkansas against Planned Parenthood, saying
Read MoreA Supreme Court pharma case deals consumers a big loss
(By Michael Burg for STAT) In the war being waged by large corporations against individual rights — and, yes, it
Read MoreAppeals court overturns ruling requiring HHS to clear Medicare appeals backlog by 2021
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) The U.S. Appeals Court for the District of Columbia on Friday overturned an
Read MoreLawsuits Filed Against CVS and Walgreens for Overcharging Customers for Generic Drugs
Two separate lawsuits have been filed against CVS and Walgreens stating that both companies charged insured customers more for generics
Read MoreMedi-Cal Sued For Pushing Patients Into Managed Care Despite Judges’ Orders
(By Emily Bazar for Kaiser Health News) Alondra Diaz can’t get enough of Elmo and Barney, and she adores picture
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