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Health Care Supreme Court Cases

(3 days ago) WebThe Supreme Court also has addressed health care issues in areas as diverse as antitrust laws, drug safety, and religious freedom. Some health care cases implicate the doctrine of preemption, which provides that federal laws supersede conflicting state laws. For …

https://supreme.justia.com/cases-by-topic/healthcare/

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Nurse RaDonda Vaught faces criminal trial for medical error - NPR

(3 days ago) WebFormer nurse found guilty in accidental injection death of 75-year-old patient. If Vaught's story had followed the path of most medical errors, it would have been over hours later, when the

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/03/22/1087903348/as-a-nurse-faces-prison-for-a-deadly-error-her-colleagues-worry-could-i-be-next

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The 3 Supreme Court cases that could remake health care in …

(1 days ago) WebThe slew of cases has alarmed legal experts, patient advocates and former health officials from both parties who say the consequences for the health care system — from drugmakers to nurses to

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/05/supreme-court-cases-health-care-00119996

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Recent SCOTUS Decisions Impacting Healthcare 08 2022

(Just Now) WebThe Supreme Court issued a number of groundbreaking decisions impacting healthcare companies and their stakeholders in its 2021–2022 term. With Justice Amy Coney Barrett replacing Ruth Bader Ginsberg (resulting in a 6-3 conservative majority), the Supreme Court not only held in Dobbs v.Jackson that there is no longer a Constitutional …

https://www.debevoise.com/insights/publications/2022/08/recent-scotus-decisions-impacting-healthcare

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Ten of the Largest Medical Malpractice Verdicts of 2022

(1 days ago) WebMercy Hospital. The largest medical malpractice verdict in Iowa history was handed down in this birth injury case. Approximately $42.2 million of the $97.4 million compensation was awarded for

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ten-of-the-largest-medical-malpractice-2980009/

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Health-Related Litigation And The Supreme Court: The …

(8 days ago) WebThis article summarizes this term’s major health care decisions as of June 21, 2022 and highlights a few cases that are already on the Court’s docket (or could soon be) for the next term.

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/health-related-litigation-and-supreme-court-2021-term-part-1

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Top health law cases to watch in 2022 Reuters

(4 days ago) WebPeople gather outside the Supreme Court building, on the day of hearing arguments in the Mississippi abortion rights case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, in Washington, U.S., December 1, 2021.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/top-health-law-cases-watch-2022-2021-12-30/

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Public Health Law after Covid-19 New England Journal of Medicine

(Just Now) WebInterview with Prof. Michelle Mello on legal cases related to Covid-19 emergency orders and the future of public health law. 10m 40s Download Covid-19 has spurred an outbreak of a different kind

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2112193

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Litigation Center cases American Medical Association

(7 days ago) WebState interference with abortion rights. Managed care abuses. Anti-tobacco. Gun violence. Medicare coverage. Case Finder. The Litigation Center is always looking for new and interesting cases to support. Explore some of the Litigation Center's recent cases.

https://www.ama-assn.org/health-care-advocacy/judicial-advocacy/litigation-center-cases

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Virginia Doctor Gets 59 Years for Unneeded Surgery

(2 days ago) WebIn November 2020, a federal jury also convicted the doctor, Javaid Perwaiz, of Chesapeake, of 52 counts of health care fraud and false statements for procedures he performed from 2010 through 2019

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/18/us/javaid-perwaiz-hysterectomies-sentenced.html

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Obamacare Survives Latest Supreme Court Challenge - The New …

(6 days ago) WebThe court sidestepped the larger issue in the case, whether the 2010 health care law can stand without a provision that required most Americans to obtain insurance or pay a penalty. Share full article

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/us/obamacare-supreme-court.html

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RaDonda Vaught case: Nurse sentenced to three years of …

(2 days ago) WebIn an April interview, Robert Gatter, a health law expert at Saint Louis University, said Vaught’s prosecution was a smokescreen that distracted from her employer’s inadequate safety systems

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2022/5/13/23066994/radonda-vaught-sentence-medication-error-patient-safety-lawsuit-vanderbilt-probation

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AHLA - Top Ten Issues in Health Law 2024

(4 days ago) WebTop Ten Issues in Health Law 2024. 1. Health Care’s AI Transformation: Managing Risks and Rewards in an Evolving Landscape. While artificial intelligence (AI) has been in existence for decades, 2022 was generative AI’s coronation year and 2023 was characterized by increased innovation, development, and availability of AI technologies.

https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/connections-magazine/article/d91b2697-e96b-49e4-84c1-1b8399406f5e/Top-Ten-Issues-in-Health-Law

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AHLA - Top Ten Issues in Health Law 2022

(4 days ago) WebHealth Care Workforce Employment Law Issues to Watch in 2022. Shalyn Smith McKitt, Balch & Bingham LLP +Listen to Episode 4. Cases in New Jersey and Illinois demonstrate just how unexpected these lawsuits were, and likely will be in the coming year. Essentially, most workforce members are usually prohibited from bringing …

https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/connections-magazine/article/d4c53b68-6b75-4a9f-a56c-5ed7122fc3b0/top-ten-issues-in-health-law

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Nurse Practitioner Sentenced in Twelve Million Dollar Health Care …

(3 days ago) WebPROVIDENCE, R.I. – A registered nurse and nurse practitioner, who defrauded commercial health insurers and Medicare of nearly $12 million by devising and executing fraudulent billing schemes in

https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/nurse-practitioner-sentenced-twelve-million-dollar-health-care-fraud-scheme

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4 Major Healthcare Lawsuits in 2022 - GoodRx

(6 days ago) WebThe Texas Medical Association has brought a second lawsuit against these new rules. Why the case matters The No Surprises Act is one of the largest pieces of federal healthcare law that has been passed since the Obama administration. However, the implementation of this new, patient-friendly law has run into many hurdles, including …

https://www.goodrx.com/hcp-articles/providers/supreme-court-healthcare-mandate-lawsuit

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Current Issue Public Health Law News CDC

(2 days ago) WebThe Office of Public Health Law Services at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces an Internship and Externship program for Fall 2024. The program is designed for current graduate (e.g., MPH, DrPH, MPA, PhD) or law (JD) students, as well as recent graduates of these programs, interested in careers in public …

https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/news/current.html

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Health Care - Supreme Court Petitions and Cases - AARP

(4 days ago) WebThanks to the support of our donors and partners in 2022, we helped older adults with low income secure more than $726 million in new income, benefits, refunds, and credits. Watch. These 2020 health care cases and 2022 petitions for certiorari ask the Supreme Court to weigh in on the ACA, health care disparities, and pandemic.

https://www.aarp.org/aarp-foundation/our-work/legal-advocacy/2022-supreme-court-preview/health-care.html

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Private equity in health care: three takeaways going forward

(9 days ago) WebInvestors in health care businesses can learn (or relearn) from the current state of affairs. Three takeaways are: (1) Health care reimbursement is finite. The goal of short-term investments in

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/private-equity-health-care-three-takeaways-going-forward-2024-05-09/

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Justice Department Charges Dozens for $1.2 Billion in Health Care …

(3 days ago) Web“HHS-OIG is proud to work alongside our law enforcement partners to disrupt fraud schemes that use the guise of telehealth to expand the reach of kickback schemes designed to cheat federally funded health care programs.” One particular case charged involved the operator of several clinical laboratories, who was charged in connection with …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-charges-dozens-12-billion-health-care-fraud

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UnitedHealthcare Pays $80,000 Settlement to HHS to Resolve

(2 days ago) WebUnitedHealthcare Pays $80,000 Settlement. OCR settles forty-fifth HIPAA Right of Access investigation . Today, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a settlement with UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company (“UHIC”), a health insurer that provides insurance …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/08/24/unitedhealthcare-pays-80000-settlement-hhs-resolve-hipaa-matter-patient-medical-records-request.html

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5 legal cases against doctors that made headlines in 2019

(2 days ago) WebDeCorso, a New Jersey physician, pleaded guilty in September to his role in a massive telemedicine fraud scheme, one of the largest healthcare fraud cases ever investigated by the federal

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/practices/5-legal-cases-against-doctors-made-headlines-2019

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Top Officials Call for More Health-Care Antitrust Cases

(6 days ago) WebListen. 2:13. The US hasn’t enforced its antitrust laws enough in the health care industry, top Justice Department officials said, voicing particular concern about consolidation among groups of

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-08/top-doj-antitrust-officials-call-for-more-health-care-enforcement

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Cases Journal of Ethics American Medical Association

(2 days ago) WebElizabeth A. Gulleen, MD and Margaret Lubwama, MBChB, MMed. Patients living in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) shoulder the greatest burden of infections caused by antimicrobial-resistant pathogens. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26 (5):E373-379. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.373. Case and Commentary.

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/cases

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Despite state bans, abortions nationwide are up, driven by …

(9 days ago) WebAccording to the report, telehealth abortions now make up 19% of all abortions in the U.S. In comparison, the first WeCount report which spanned April 2022 through August 2022 showed telehealth

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/14/1251086997/abortion-increase-research-wecount-telehealth

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Legal battle over health costs could change workplace benefits

(Just Now) WebAn emerging legal battle over workplace health insurance could empower employees to fight back against high costs and put new pressure on their employers.. Why it matters: Workers fed up with rising health care costs, which also eat into their wages, are filing lawsuits aiming to hold employers accountable for cutting what they say are bad …

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/13/health-care-costs-employers-insurance

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Matter of H.R. v New York State Dept. of Health - Justia Law

(4 days ago) WebMatter of H.R. v New York State Dept. of Health 2024 NY Slip Op 02567 Decided on May 9, 2024 Appellate Division, Third Department Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports. Decided and Entered:May 9, 2024

https://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/appellate-division-third-department/2024/cv-23-1358.html

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N.Y. Prisons Holding Mentally Ill People in - The New York Times

(Just Now) WebHundreds of prisoners have been held in isolation or in solitary-like conditions for more than 17 hours at a time in violation of the law, a lawsuit charges. José A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/nyregion/ny-prisons-solitary-confinement.html

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Onslaught of violence against women and children in Gaza …

(2 days ago) Web“The treatment of pregnant and lactating women continues to be appalling, with the direct bombardment of hospitals and deliberate denial of access to health care facilities by Israeli snipers, combined with the lack of beds and medical resources placing an estimated 50,000 pregnant Palestinian women and 20,000 new-born babies at …

https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/05/onslaught-violence-against-women-and-children-gaza-unacceptable-un-experts

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Incidence Registry Rule (new)

(2 days ago) WebMaine law (22 MRS 1411) requires the Department of Health and Human Services - Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention to establish, maintain and operate a statewide amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) incidence registry. This proposed rule is to govern data collection and data release related to reportable cases of ALS for …

https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/about/rulemaking/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis-incidence-registry-rule-new-2024-05-15

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DEA Releases 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment

(5 days ago) WebWASHINGTON – Today, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram announced the release of the 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment (NDTA), DEA’s comprehensive strategic assessment of illicit drug threats and trafficking trends endangering the United States. For more than a decade, DEA’s NDTA has been a trusted resource for law …

https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2024/05/09/dea-releases-2024-national-drug-threat-assessment

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