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Regence sued for changing corporate name
Regence Life and Health Insurance Company is facing a lawsuit for changing its corporate name to LifeMap Assurance Company. Regence is part of Cambia Health Solutions, the parent company of Regence
Hospital sued for diverting patients, defamation
Wesley Medical Center in Hattiesburg, Miss., has sued neighboring Forrest General Hospital and the CEO of AAA Ambulance for allegedly denying local residents their choice of where to get treatment,
Hospital president, doc owners allegedly pocket $8M to file bankruptcy, face suit
The former operator of Indiana's first physician-owned hospital has sued executives for forcing the hospital into bankruptcy, reports the Post-Tribune. According to the modified lawsuit, the
Hospitals must shoulder smokers' costs, court decides
After 13 years, a St. Louis circuit court may have laid to rest the question of whether tobacco companies should have to pay for the care of smokers who are indigent or don't pay their hospital
Aetna sues doctors over 'excessive' charges
Aetna ( NYSE: AET ) is suing six New Jersey doctors over "unconscionable" and "excessive" medical bills in a lawsuit that could help determine what pricing limits insurers can impose on out-of-network
Judge rules health reform to be constitutional
In the first ruling on the multi-state lawsuit against health reform, a U.S. District Judge in Detroit sided with the Obama administration in rejecting the claim that requiring Americans to buy
Whistleblower lawsuit accuses six surgeons of Medicare fraud
Six orthopedic surgeons at Rush University Medical Center's orthopedic department violated federal Medicare billing rules, according to a newly unsealed whistleblower lawsuit filed in U.S. District
Sexual abuse lawsuits hurt hospital's credit, delay construction projects
For any hospital accused of insufficiently rigorous privileging and credentialing , Beebe Medical Center in Lewes, Del., offers an evolving cautionary tale. If the public perception is that your
Nurse sues NY hospital after allegedly being forced to help with abortion
A New York City nurse has sued Mount Sinai Hospital after she was allegedly forced to assist with a late term abortion in contravention of her religious beliefs. The nurse, Catherina Cenzon-DeCarlo,
IL health systems settle suit alleging overcharges to uninsured
Two large Illinois health systems have agreed to settle lawsuits alleging that they overcharged thousands of uninsured patients and failed to provide adequate financial assistance. The systems,
