Mich. Medicaid Services Dispute Sent Back To Mediation
A Michigan federal judge on Monday ordered the parties back to mediation in a long-running dispute over Medicaid-funded services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities after disagreements ... (more story)
Illumina Looks To Duck DNA Rival's Renewed Antitrust Case
Illumina told a California federal court an antitrust case from DNA sequencing startup Element Biosciences should be tossed for good because it continues to attack legitimate discounts that do nothing to block competition.
Gov't Officials Tout Unprecedented Healthcare Fraud Push
It's been an unprecedented year for healthcare fraud enforcement, senior government officials from the U.S. Justice Department and Department of Health and Human Services told conference attendees gathered in ... (more story)
DOD, Humana Seek Toss Of $270K Tricare Coverage Row
The U.S. Department of Defense and a Humana unit urged a D.C. federal court to toss allegations that they wrongfully denied Tricare coverage for a minor's inpatient mental health treatment, arguing the minor's... (more story)
DOJ Has 'Negligible Interest' In Trans Patient Info, Judge Says
A California federal judge on Thursday blocked the U.S. Department of Justice from trying to identify individuals who received gender-affirming care from a Stanford Medicine hospital as minors, finding grand j... (more story)
8th Circ. Revives Local Conversion Therapy Ban Challenge
The Eighth Circuit revived a case Thursday challenging local ordinances passed in Kansas City and Jackson County, Missouri, that prohibited the practice of conversion therapy, as it is commonly known, with minors.
Judge Questions Imminent Harm In Light Of Valid Passport
A district judge on Thursday questioned whether a transgender woman suing the government over a new federal policy targeting gender identification was facing an impending threat since her passport with her cho... (more story)