DOJ Has 'Negligible Interest' In Trans Patient Info, Judge Says
A California federal judge on Thursday blocked the U.S. Department of Justice from trying to identify individuals who received gender-affirming care from a Stanford Medicine hospital as minors, finding grand j... (more story)
8th Circ. Revives Local Conversion Therapy Ban Challenge
The Eighth Circuit revived a case Thursday challenging local ordinances passed in Kansas City and Jackson County, Missouri, that prohibited the practice of conversion therapy, as it is commonly known, with minors.
Gov't Officials Tout Unprecedented Healthcare Fraud Push
It's been an unprecedented year for healthcare fraud enforcement, senior government officials from the U.S. Justice Department and Department of Health and Human Services told conference attendees gathered in ... (more story)
Judge Questions Imminent Harm In Light Of Valid Passport
A district judge on Thursday questioned whether a transgender woman suing the government over a new federal policy targeting gender identification was facing an impending threat since her passport with her cho... (more story)
CMS Proposes Cut To Hospitals' 340B Drug Reimbursements
Federal health officials on Thursday proposed a Medicare spending plan that would slash reimbursement for hospitals participating in the 340B drug pricing program and reduce how much all hospitals receive for ... (more story)
Alibaba Cos. Ink $600M Nonprosecution Deal Over Drug Sales
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and its U.S.-based payment processor AUS Merchant Services Inc. will avoid prosecution and pay $600 million to end the U.S. Department of Justice's allegations that they allowed merc... (more story)
Big Pharma Cos. Want 340B Drug Price FCA Suit Tossed
Four major pharmaceutical companies Wednesday urged a California federal court to toss False Claims Act allegations revived by the Ninth Circuit claiming they filed false ceiling prices for drugs and overcharg... (more story)