Maryland Medical Law Report Legal news for the medical community

Operators of a northwest Iowa nursing home that authorities ordered to close have agreed to pay $100,000 to settle allegations that they provided worthless care. Federal prosecutors said in a January news release that The Abbey of Le Mars Inc. ...

The Kansas Health System is seeking an exemption from a state law that that would allow adults to carry concealed handguns in its medical school and attached hospital in Kansas City, Kansas. Officials from the health system testified in January before ...

New York state is setting aside nearly $20 million to assist local health care providers looking to expand or upgrade their facilities, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in January. The new Community Health Care Revolving Fund is intended to help community ...

Connecticut’s attorney general is suing a Stamford doctor and her husband, alleging they took part in a scam to sell medically unnecessary custom-made prescription drug creams. The lawsuit alleges that UConn employee Kwasi Gyambibi, of Stamford and his wife, Dr. ...

Health officials have begun providing quality and price data online for Indiana’s 50 most frequently performed outpatient procedures. The information is included on MyCareINsight.org, which the Indiana Hospital Association launched in 2015, The Journal Gazette reported. The site already included ...

The Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchanges have become too risky for major health insurers, and that’s creating further doubt about coverage options consumers might have next year. Anthem CEO Joseph Swedish said Wednesday his company is waiting to see whether ...

WASHINGTON — From a return to higher premiums based on gender, to gaps in coverage for birth control and breast pumps, experts say women could end up paying more for less if the Obama-era health care law is repealed. The ...