Swab as many people as possible’: Genetic lab pays doctors to push dubious tests, employees say
(By Charles Piller for STAT) For doctors, the brochure1 from a California medical laboratory sounded like easy money: $30 for
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Legal Actions/Court Decisions
Plateauing
The term “plateauing” is applied to a condition wherein a Medicare beneficiary in need of skilled medical services is improperly
Read MoreOvercharged Medicare
Along with a whistleblower, the U.S. Justice Department has joined the lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group Inc. that claims the insurer,
Read More4 key events since judge blocked Anthem-Cigna deal
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) A U.S. District Court judge sided with the Justice Department Feb. 8 and blocked Indianapolis-based
Read MoreFirst Amendment versus Second Amendment
On Thursday, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Florida’s so called “Docs and Glocks” law violated a
Read MoreExclusive CRISPR licenses slow development of therapies, legal experts argue
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) The exclusive licenses granted to three for-profit companies on key discoveries about the revolutionary genome-editing technology
Read MoreBroad Institute Wins Big Battle Over CRISPR Gene-Editing Patent
(By Richard Harris for NPR) The U.S. patent office has delivered a potentially lucrative victory to bioengineer Feng Zhang of
Read MoreCalling It Off
Aetna and Humana are dropping their $37 billion merger bid ending a nearly two-year-long pursuit of a deal that would
Read MoreJudge Upends Effort To Limit Charity Funding For Kidney Patients’ Insurance
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Every night, Jason Early attaches a catheter in his chest to a machine
Read MoreNo Go on Anthem’s and Cigna Merger
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson halted Anthem’s bid to acquire Cigna for $54 billion stating the deal between the
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