DOD, Humana Seek Toss Of $270K Tricare Coverage Row
The U.S. Department of Defense and a Humana unit urged a D.C. federal court to toss allegations that they wrongfully denied Tricare coverage for a minor's inpatient mental health treatment, arguing the minor's... (more story)
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)
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)
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.
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)
How 6th Circ. Tightened NLRB Injunction Standard
The Sixth Circuit's recent ruling in Kerwin v. Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital, dissolving a Section 10(j) injunction obtained by the National Labor Relations Board against an employer that refused to barg... (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)