Beth Jones Sanborn
The California Medical Association is opting in to a legal battle currently being waged by the ACLU of Northern California against Dignity Health, one of the largest health systems in the country.
Drug companies Wyeth and Pfizer have agreed to pay $784.6 million to settle allegations that Wyeth did not provide the same drug discounts to Medicaid that it gave to private buyers, the U.S. Attorney's office announced Wednesday.
Community Health Systems has named Tim L. Hingtgen as their Executive Vice President of Operations, effective May 1, 2016, the company announced Tuesday.
A federal jury in Arizona has awarded $27.6 million to Marc A. Wichansky, former president and co-owner of Zoel Holding Co. in Phoenix, including more than $14 million in punitive damages against his former business partner David T. Zowine, Wichansky's lawyer Sean Callagy announced Monday.
Hospitals participating in the Affordable Care Act's 340B drug pricing program are failing to comply with several key requirements of the law, according to a recent study by the Berkeley Research Group.
David L. Miller, President and Chief Operating Officer of Community Health Systems, will retire at the end of the year, the company announced Friday. Miller was the first COO ever for CHS and has held the position since January 2014.
Health insurance giant Aetna has declared victory in a years-old lawsuit against Bay Area Surgical Management, after a civil jury slapped the California medical group with a $37.4 million dollar judgement, Aetna said.
Northwell Health has received a $500,000 grant from New York state to help find ways to save several struggling hospitals in Brooklyn. But according to the health system, that doesn't include Northwell buying or partnering with those troubled facilities.
Boston Medical Center and two of its physician practice organizations have agreed to pay $1.1 million to resolve allegations made by a former chief compliance officer that they improperly billed Medicare and Medicaid, the U.S. Attorney's Office has announced.
Seventy-three nonprofit hospitals and medical organizations nationwide will share in a $3.2 million grant by Southwest Airlines that funds roundtrip air travel for specialized medical care to families who need it.