5 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements

From Centene agreeing to pay $143 million to resolve drug overbilling allegations, to a judge dismissing a lawsuit over Houston Methodist's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements making headlines.

1.Centene to settle drug overbilling allegations for $143M
Centene reached no-fault agreements to resolve allegations that the health insurer's pharmacy benefits manager misrepresented pharmacy costs for Medicaid beneficiaries, according to a June 14 news release.

2.West Virginia VA medical center reaches $10.5M settlement in sex abuse case
Beckley VA Medical Center in West Virginia will pay a $10.5 million settlement after 62 veterans reported that a physician at the facility sexually abused them.

3.Humana sued over wrongful records access data breach: 7 details
Louisville, Ky.-based Humana is being sued over adata breachlast fall that exposed the personal information of about 65,000 of its health plan members, according to court documents.

4.Lawsuit over Houston Methodist’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by employees of Houston Methodist over the health system's COVID-19 vaccination mandate for workers, marking the first decision of its kind by a court regarding such a requirement at a health system.

5.新泽西医院后不能得到1.8美元的补贴error in cost report, court rules
Inspira Health will lose out on a $1.8 million subsidy for one of its hospitals after an appellate court ruled that the New Jersey health department properly declined to consider revisions to a cost report.

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