Compliance & Legal
The lawsuit alleges the insurer violated beneficiary privacy by mailing HIV medication information in an envelope that had a transparent window.
Office of Civil Rights will return to era of upholding, rather than treating with hostility, claims of conscience in healthcare, says Director Roger Severino.
The transaction will deny shareholders their right to fully share equitably in the true value of the company, according to the court document.
Cindy Frey is accusing the hospital of negligence in its diagnosis and treatment of the legendary singer-songwriter.
Motion filed states charges have little merit and the case will require too many resources with too little to gain.
Current complaint only includes alleged crimes within five-year statute of limitations; investigators believe actual number to be $775,000, report says.
Lawsuit said beneficiaries have trouble finding, and sometimes cannot find, medical providers who'll accept the coverage.
Insurers see the payments as one of the stabilizing factors in offering individual coverage through the Affordable Care Act.
Former High Point Regional Hospital director allegedly used cash to buy BMW and other luxury goods through wire fraud, ID theft and other means.
Opponents say hospitals are reaping windfall profits by buying drugs at a discount but a trade group counters that cutting the program will force safety net hospitals to reduce services and layoff caregivers.