Tag: Lawsuits

Scripps Health was attacked by hackers. Now, patients are suing for failing to protect their health data
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Scripps Health was attacked by hackers. Now, patients are suing for failing to protect their health data

knicx- September 4, 2022

It took several weeks for Scripps Health to get its computer network and medical records system back online after it was hit with a ransomware ... Read More

Drugmakers dig in and signal fight over HRSA's demands to reverse 340B contract pharmacy policies
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Drugmakers dig in and signal fight over HRSA's demands to reverse 340B contract pharmacy policies

knicx- August 23, 2022

Several drugmakers are digging in and refusing to reverse policies that cut off sales of 340B drugs to contract pharmacies despite a federal directive to ... Read More

CMS proposes pulling mannequin that ties Half B drug costs to these paid abroad
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CMS proposes pulling mannequin that ties Half B drug costs to these paid abroad

knicx- November 28, 2021

The Biden administration has pulled a Trump-era regulation that ties Medicare Half B costs for sure merchandise to costs paid abroad. The proposed rule, launched ... Read More

Sutter Well being pays DOJ $90M to settle False Claims Act lawsuit over Medicare Benefit mischarging
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Sutter Well being pays DOJ $90M to settle False Claims Act lawsuit over Medicare Benefit mischarging

knicx- September 18, 2021

Sutter Well being has agreed to pay the federal authorities $90 million to settle allegations that it submitted inaccurate info on a few of its ... Read More

Hackensack Meridian Well being, Englewood Well being attraction district courtroom's merger delay amidst FTC evaluation
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Hackensack Meridian Well being, Englewood Well being attraction district courtroom's merger delay amidst FTC evaluation

knicx- July 13, 2021

Hackensack Meridian Well being and Englewood Well being have appealed a U.S. district courtroom choice that granted the Federal Commerce Fee (FTC) a preliminary injunction halting their ... Read More

Appeals courtroom strikes down bid from hospitals and clinics to recalculate Medicare outlier funds
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Appeals courtroom strikes down bid from hospitals and clinics to recalculate Medicare outlier funds

knicx- February 28, 2021

A federal appeals courtroom has shot down a number of hospitals’ newest bid to get greater Medicare funds for high-cost sufferers. The U.S. Courtroom of ... Read More

Choose guidelines 'neigh' on utilizing ivermectin for COVID-19, reversing earlier court docket resolution
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Choose guidelines 'neigh' on utilizing ivermectin for COVID-19, reversing earlier court docket resolution

knicx- January 31, 2021

An Ohio county decide has reversed a short lived ruling that ordered UC Well being West Chester Hospital to deal with a COVID-19 affected person ... Read More