The U.S. Attorney's Office announced the two-count indictment on Sept. 4, with 53-year-old Ashok Panigraphy, MD, the sole defendant. 

Governor Gavin Newsom has until Sept. 30 to sign or veto the bill, which gives the attorney general oversight over private equity buyouts in healthcare.

A New York Times report said Acadia Healthcare indefinitely detained patients to extract insurance payouts.

Hamid Mirshojae, MD, 61 was fatally shot by a lone gunman outside of his urgent care practice on Aug. 23. Police said it wasn't the first time he was assaulted, and Mirshojae had been afraid for his life.

Initially proposed in 2022, the law was reintroduced to the Senate in July. Now it's being backed by members of the House.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has opted not to appeal a federal court decision that partially repealed the agency’s ban on website trackers.

Frederick “Eric” Cubin, MD, and the Liberty Justice Center submitted the complaint on Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming. 

Despite abortions being effectively banned in the state, a law that passed in May banned Medicaid funds from going to any organization that provides abortions in any state.