Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana failed to fully reimburse St. Charles Surgical Hospital for 7,800 procedures, despite authorizing them.

The class action lawsuit argues employees cannot escape the fees even after they stop using tobacco, a violation of labor regulations.  

Particle Health has accused Epic Systems of monopolistic business practices that hinder data-driven initiatives to improve patient care. Epic calls the complaint “baseless.” 

AB 3129 grants the Attorney General of California oversight of private equity transactions in healthcare. An attorney with Holland & Knight is concerned about the unintended consequences of the proposed law. 

In a statement announcing its lawsuit, the FTC said Caremark, Optum RX and Express Scripts benefit from manufacturer rebates and ignore lower-costing drugs as a way to artificially increase prices. 

The FTC alleges that pharmacy benefit managers have set up a system where they get rich, while patients are forced to pay rising insulin costs. The agency also called out drug manufacturers such as Eli Lilly, Sanofi and Novo Nordisk, saying their own actions have raised serious concerns.

Washington becomes one of a select few where attorneys can also go after a hospital that hired outside physicians, joining South Carolina, Michigan, Maryland and Iowa

Oak City Health paid $200 for every Medicare Advantage patient refereed to its clinics for services, the U.S Department of Justice said.