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After the medical board reinstated the license of doctor who molested patients, one member –now president -- secured a $40 million donation for a pet project from the doctor’s relative. He says the two events are unrelated. Critics are demanding an investigation.
Many seniors are denied coverage because therapists mistakenly believe that they must be making improvements to qualify for coverage.
According to a settlement four years ago, Medicare was supposed to make clear to therapists that their services are covered even if beneficiaries are not improving. But that is not yet widely accepted.
A high-profile whistleblower attorney representing the physician is seeking class action status.
Investigators claim drugmaker employees met in secret at restaurants, golf outings and at “Girls Night Out” to raise generic drug prices.
Some networks of hospitals, doctors and medical services are now so dominant in their region that they can hike their prices and force patients to waive the right to sue when things go wrong.
Two Los Angeles area patients alleged a prominent UCLA spine surgeon harmed them by using Medtronic devices in experimental ways without their consent and failing to disclose his financial ties to the company. Both UCLA and Medtronic deny wrongdoing.
Deportation-relief programs would have meant access to subsidized health care.
The setback prompts some to change direction, others to stay the course.
It was a big win for pro-abortion rights advocates, but abortion opponents are not daunted. Stay tuned for how it will affect presidential politics and the next generation of women voters.
The case alleges that insured consumers were overcharged because of a contract agreement.
The 5-to-3 decision could impact similar laws in about two dozen other states.
When consumers who have been injured sue and win an award, insurance plans routinely demand that they be reimbursed for medical costs that they covered. The Supreme Court this term threw a small chink into that strategy.
Sutter Health, with dominant market share in Northern California, is insisting that employers sign arbitration agreements or face sharply higher out-of-network rates.
The request also hints at a potential compromise from the justices.
Justices consider a key aspect of the Affordable Care Act for the fourth time in five years.
National foes facilitate new state laws, while rights advocates measure their impact in real time.
Even when the state orders nursing homes to readmit residents who have been in the hospital, its orders have no teeth.
Scalia’s death throws cases on abortion, contraception coverage into doubt.
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