The managed care company does not admit to doing anything wrong. The data breach constituted its use of third-party tracking technology on its website, which shared data with Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Meta and others.

Gregory R. Ball, MD, of Orchard Park, New York, and his attorneys first filed the complaint against Southtowns Radiology Associates in February, seeking some $2 million in damages. 

HHS’s 340B drug discount program is set to shift to a rebate model on New Year’s Day. But a lawsuit and temporary restraining order filed by the AHA and others may block the change from going live on time. 

Eric Cordes, MD, 63, of Simi Valley, California, was a highly respected diagnostic specialist with Adventist Health Simi Valley and Focus Medical Imaging. 

Authorities allege the pharmacy chain gave patients more insulin than prescribed and then billed Medicare and Medicaid for the full amounts. This allegedly occurred for more than a decade. 

A psychiatric patient suffering from hallucinations injured employees at University of Iowa Health Care during a physical altercation. Clinicians restrained and sedated him successfully, but the cocktail of drugs allegedly caused his heart to stop, leading to a permanent brain injury. The case has been settled out of court.

Surveillance footage and a 911 call were shown during a preliminary hearing in which the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was present. Hearings will continue this week in a New York state court, where a judge will rule on defense motions to exclude certain evidence from trial. 

A jury awarded Linette Nelson $19.8 million after it was alleged a former Mayo Clinic surgeon botched a series of colorectal cancer surgeries, forcing the woman to undergo them a second time.