investigations
VA understates care wait times
Despite claims to the contrary, veterans have often been forced to wait 30 days or more for care at VA hospitals, and many more may not be on its electronic waiting lists, according to a recently... Read more...
United Healthcare to pay $12M to settle complaints
Under the terms of a new agreement, United Healthcare will pay about $12 million to 37 states to address problems targeted by state insurance commissioners. As is usually the case, UH isn't copping... Read more...
States say insurer uses unfair practices
The state of Massachusetts is the latest to investigate health insurer HealthMarkets, contending that the company engaged in unfair business practices and deceived consumers by selling policies which... Read more...
Pediatrix faces shareholder suit
Maternal-fetal and pediatric subspecialty practice Pediatrix Medical Group has been named as a defendant in a shareholder suit alleging that the company broke federal services laws. Pediatrix... Read more...
New York another front in retail clinic battle
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Police consider L.A. patient dumping charges
City attorneys have gone on the warpath over allegations Los Angeles-area hospitals are dumping patients on the city's infamous Skid Row. Now, the police have gotten involved as well. The LAPD has... Read more...
Mass. hospital struggles with patient violence
Massachusetts nurses have mounted a campaign against workplace violence, triggered in part by incidents taking place over the past year at one suburban hospital. At Boston-area Brockton Hospital, one... Read more...
CMS terminates King/Harbor contract
Despite a series of problems that might have killed another facility quickly, Los Angeles-based Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital has kept its tenuous hold on life for years. This one, however,... Read more...
Texas hospital investigates patient residency, income
A Dallas hospital focused on charity care has begun formal investigations into the claims made by at least 220 patients, some of whom seem to have lied about where they lived to qualify for the care... Read more...
Florida paramedics cleared in patient transport death
A group of St. Petersburg, Fl.-area paramedics have been cleared of allegations they acted improperly in transporting a sick patient to a more-distant hospital than necessary. The charge stems from a... Read more...
