HHS has banned Elizabeth Holmes, incarcerated founder of blood-testing company Theranos, from participating in any federal healthcare program for the next 90 years. 

An Idaho-based clinic chain and its owners have agreed to pay $2 million to settle allegations they used vulnerable or inexperienced medical staff to fraudulently bill federal healthcare programs.  

Evanston, Ill.-based Endeavor Health, formerly known as NorthShore – Edward-Elmhurst Health, has agreed to pay a $55 million all-cash settlement to resolve antitrust allegations raised after NorthShore's acquisition of Highland Park Hospital in 2000.

The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act has emerged as a pivotal issue in the abortion debate, as legal disputes unfold that could hold far-reaching implications for the country, The New York Times reported Jan. 18.

The House and Senate passed a continuing resolution that will fund federal agencies through early March, The New York Times reported Jan. 18.

Chesapeake (Va.) Regional Medical Center is being sued by Timothy Hardy, MD, a gynecologist who alleged that his hospital privileges had been revoked after he made complaints that the center put "economics" before patient care, the Virginian-Pilot reported Jan. 18. 

A group of lawmakers that has been pushing for Medicare Advantage prior authorization reforms applauded the rule CMS finalized Jan. 17 but said Congress must now "cement these gains into law." 

Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare has settled with the mother of a deceased patient after receiving a $38.6 million medical malpractice verdict — the largest the system has ever faced, The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported Jan. 17. 

The Supreme Court's conservative supermajority expressed willingness to roll back Chevron deference during hearings on two cases, CNN reported Jan. 17. 

Syed Rizwan Mohiuddin, former president of United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $11 million in restitution of conspiracy to defraud the federal government, the Houston Chronicle reported Jan. 18.

The judge overseeing the St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children's civil case made famous by a Netflix documentary has lowered the damages the hospital must pay by $47.5 million, Tampa Bay Times reported Jan. 17. 

From a judge ruling Providence underpaid workers by more than $7 million, to hospitals suing a ransomware group, here are 11 hospital lawsuits, settlements and legal developments Becker's has reported since Jan. 2: 

Silver Lake Hospital, a long-term care hospital based in Newark, N.J., and some of its investors have agreed to pay $30.6 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act.

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for denying two of its Canadian radiologic technologist employees U.S. work visas, according to a lawsuit obtained by Becker's. 

Medford, Ore.-based Asante and a cardiothoracic surgeon at the health system have agreed to pay $430,000 to settle allegations of Medicare fraud.

From the acquittal of a Maryland physician in an alleged $15 million scheme, to two Florida residents sentenced to prison for their roles in a $93 million scheme, here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker's has reported since Dec. 29: 

Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital officials are hoping to have a decision in late January or early February on its Chapter 9 bankruptcy eligibility, a spokesperson for the Hollister, Calif.-based hospital told Becker's. 

Kenilworth, N.J.-based clinical laboratory RDx Bioscience and its owner have agreed to pay more than $13 million to resolve allegations of kickbacks and unnecessary testing.  

Four senators have introduced a bill aiming to strengthen healthcare price transparency. 

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law in October that gradually increases California's minimum wage for healthcare workers. Three months later, he has indicated that he wants to potentially delay the wage increase in the face of the state's projected $37.86 billion budget shortfall, the Los Angeles Times reported Jan. 10.