5th Circ. Upholds Drug Negotiations In Blow To Big Pharma
Medicare's landmark program of drug price negotiations doesn't flout constitutional provisions involving the separation of powers, due process or excessive fines, the Fifth Circuit ruled late Wednesday, delive... (more story)
Healthcare Cos. Must Face Whistleblower's PPP Fraud Suit
A New York federal judge has dismissed a bid to toss a compliance consultant's whistleblower suit against a trio of home healthcare companies for alleged fraud under the government's Paycheck Protection Progra... (more story)
NJ Can't Force Access To ICE Detention Center, Feds Say
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has pressed a New Jersey federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit from the Garden State's health commissioner seeking access to a Newark immigration detention center, saying ... (more story)
Humana Keeps Conspiracy Claims Against Mylan, Lannett
A federal judge refused to grant Mylan and Lannett summary judgment on claims in Humana's suit alleging a conspiracy to fix the prices of generic drugs ahead of its bellwether trial, calling it premature and n... (more story)
Group Says HHS Can't Cut Certain Immigrants' Medicaid
A Seattle-based community organization accused the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of misinterpreting the 2025 federal budget bill, telling a Washington federal court it cannot strip Medicaid bene... (more story)
2nd Circ. Says Shield Law Covers Doctor In COVID Death Suit
The Second Circuit on Wednesday affirmed the dismissal of a Connecticut estate's malpractice suit alleging a doctor negligently prescribed high doses of prednisone to an elderly COVID-19 patient who subsequent... (more story)