Owner of pharmaceutical distributor pleads guilty in $100M fraud scheme
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) The owner of a St. George, Utah-based wholesale distributor of prescription medications pleaded
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Legal Actions/Court Decisions
Merger May Revitalize California’s Flagging Effort To Pool Medical Records
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) After a sluggish start, the Cal INDEX medical database
Read MoreMemory-boosting supplement Prevagen has no scientific backing, FTC says
(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) The Federal Trade Commission and the New York state attorney general Monday filed1 a complaint against
Read MoreSurgical Care Affiliates, OptumCare to merge — 6 key points
(By Scott Becker and Mary Rechtoris for Becker’s Hospital Review) Deerfield, Ill.-based Surgical Care Affiliates is merging with Optum, a
Read MoreJudge refuses to rescind order requiring HHS to clear Medicare appeals backlog
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) U.S. District Judge James Boasberg refused Wednesday to set aside an order requiring
Read MoreFederal Judge Denies Request To Delay EEOC Rules On Wellness Programs
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Last week, a federal judge refused to halt new rules allowing employers to tie participation in
Read MoreA North Carolina rural hospital is torn down after efforts to save it fail
(By Max Blau for STAT) After fighting for more than two years to reopen their only hospital, residents of Belhaven,
Read MoreAetna, Humana extend acquisition deadline for 2nd time
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna and Louisville, Ky.-based Humana pushed back the deadline for their
Read More769 hospitals see Medicare payments cut over high HAC rates: 7 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The federal government will cut 769 hospitals’ Medicare payments in fiscal year 2017
Read MoreAlleged Scheme To Fix Generic Drug Prices Started At Dinners And ‘Girls Nights Out’
(By Liz Szabo and JoNel Aleccia, and Mark Zdechlik, Minnesota Public Radio published by Kaiser Health News) The high prices
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