According to Oregon Heart Center, an independent cardiology practice, Salem Health is attempting to "monopolize cardiology care" in the area. The two providers had previously coexisted for years. 

Six companies have settled with the city for as total of over $402M. Two remaining defendants, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen, will test their luck in court.

The company was accused of billing the government for prescriptions patients never received. Walgreens said the oversight was a result of a software error. 

In a letter to Congress, the groups are urging lawmakers to support HR 9001 and lift the ban on physician-run hospitals.

Due to a risk of fatal overdose, the recall is labeled as the most serious of its type. While no patients have died, two have reportedly been injured. 

The nudes were taken along with medical records during a February 2023 hack by BlackCat, a notorious ransomware syndicate.

The Washington cardiologist, who also served as a colonel in the U.S. Army, will be sentenced in November. Prosecutors and his defense team have recommended he receive 31 months in prison. 

The 2016 payout totaled $770 million, with $71 million going to executives at Steward Health Care. That year, the hospital chain reported a net loss of $300 million.