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How Ore. Law Puts New Confines On Corp. Health Ownership

A newly enacted law in Oregon strengthens the state’s restrictions on corporate ownership of healthcare practices,... (more story)

Handling Revenue Cycle Management Disputes In The AI Age

As healthcare providers and revenue cycle management vendors face an increasing use of artificial intelligence in ... (more story)

Trump Antitrust Shift Eases Pressure On Private Equity Deals

Enforcement actions and statements by Trump administration antitrust officials forecast a shift away from specific... (more story)

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Healthcare Deals This Week: Sanofi, Abridge, Royalty Pharma

The past week marked a busy period for dealmaking in the healthcare industry, with major partnerships and M&A announcements from companies like Royalty Pharma, Sanofi and Otsuka.

AI Healthcare Startup Abridge Raises $300M Series E

Generative artificial intelligence company Abridge has raised $300 million in a fresh round of capital, the company announced Tuesday.

Cataract Surgery Tech Co. Secures $125M Series B Funding

Ophthalmic robotic surgery company ForSight Robotics on Tuesday revealed that it completed fundraising for its Series B financing round after securing $125 million from investors.

Goodwin Procter Adds PE Firm General Counsel In NY

Goodwin Procter LLP has added the former general counsel of private equity firm Gurnet Point Capital to bolster its life sciences and healthcare practice groups.

Teladoc Says Investor Suit Over User Losses Is 'Illogical'

Telemedicine giant Teladoc Health Inc. and two of its executives seek to shed a proposed investor class action, telling a New York federal judge the shareholder suit makes "illogical" claims that they lied abo... (more story)

Ga. Panel Says Suit To Collect $12.1M Judgment Too Late

The Georgia Court of Appeals on Friday said a trial court rightly found Mariner Healthcare Management Co.'s lawsuit against Sovereign Healthcare LLC over the recovery of a $12.1 million judgment was barred by ... (more story)

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Abbott Hit With Genetic Privacy Suit Over Hiring Practices

Abbott Laboratories was sued Tuesday in Illinois federal court by a former worker alleging the company's onboarding materials asked for his family's medical history in violation of a state law aimed at protect... (more story)

Medical AI Co. Says Rival Targeted 'Crown Jewel' Source Code

OpenEvidence, a Massachusetts artificial intelligence company focusing on medical information, has filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing a competitor of using misappropriated personal information and sophi... (more story)

High Court Urged To Rein In FDA Oversight Of Stem Cells

The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons asked the U.S. Supreme Court Friday to review a Ninth Circuit decision the organization argued would wrongly give the government control over a patient's own stem cells.

Healthcare Suit Financer Faces New Suit Over Data Breach

Omni Healthcare Financial, which provides financial services to healthcare companies facing personal injury suits, has been hit with a fresh proposed class action alleging it allowed hackers access to health r... (more story)

Prepare For Increased FDA Inspections Of Foreign Facilities

In light of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recently announced plans to expand use of unannounced inspections of foreign drug manufacturing factories, foreign firms should implement best practices in a... (more story)

Medical AI Co. Calls Rival's Suit A Ploy To Kill Competition

A Canadian artificial intelligence company focusing on medical information has asked a Massachusetts federal judge to toss out a recent trade secrets lawsuit, saying the complaint is an attempt to thwart compe... (more story)

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BREAKING: CVS PBM Hit With $95M Judgment For Overbilling Medicare

A Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday ruled that CVS's pharmacy benefits manager owes the government $95 million for overbilling Medicare Part D-sponsored drugs, leaving the door open for the amount to be tripled later.

Arkansas Insurance Dept. Fights Teamsters Plan's ERISA Suit

The Arkansas Insurance Department is looking to sink a challenge to a state insurance regulation filed by a Teamsters healthcare plan, telling an Illinois federal judge that the regulation isn't preempted by t... (more story)

Health Data Co. Must Face Revised Investor Fraud Suit

A Connecticut federal judge won't toss an amended class action claiming a healthcare technology company misled investors about a data platform it claimed to operate that didn't actually exist, ruling that stat... (more story)

4th Circ. Tosses Trans Man's Appeal Over Canceled Surgery

The Fourth Circuit declined to revive a transgender man's constitutional claims against a religious hospital run by the University of Maryland Medical System over a canceled hysterectomy for gender dysphoria, ... (more story)

Calif. AG Asks 9th Circ. To Undo Limits On Pay-For-Delay Ban

California enforcers on Monday asked the Ninth Circuit to overturn a district court's decision that a state law restricting "reverse payment" settlements between brand-name and generic-drug makers cannot be us... (more story)

Healthcare In Court: 5 Rulings You May Have Missed

A D.C. federal judge rejected a challenge to the federal government's approval of an audit by Johnson & Johnson into five hospitals' compliance with the 340B drug discount program. In Texas, a state appellate ... (more story)