MSNBC settles ‘uterus collector’ lawsuit | UnitedHealth sued by 17 out-of-network hospitals | FDA approves rare disease drug

MSNBC is settling a defamation lawsuit filed by Mahendra Ami, MD, who was accused in 2020 of performing mass hysterectomies at an ICE detention center. Ami denied the accusations and sued the network for $30 million, alleging they failed to verify the claims of a whistleblower nurse.

The hospitals all belong to HCA Healthcare, which claims it is required by law to care for emergency patients regardless of their medical coverage status.

Ctexli (chenodiol) can now be prescribed to patients with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis, a condition caused by a genetic mutation that leads to cholesterol buildup around vital organs. 

According to the Wall Street Journal, the DOJ is looking into whether the insurer is responsible for billing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for patient diagnoses not applicable to the actual care a patient will need, in an effort to boost monthly payments received by the agency. 

A federal court dismissed a counterclaim from CVS, UnitedHealth and Cigna that sought to halt the case on constitutional grounds.

Liberator Medical Supply was accused of offering doctors kickbacks, such as discounted and free supplies, in exchange for filling prescriptions with its products.

The last count submitted to HHS in October pegged the number at 100 million. Now that figure sits at 190 million, and the company continues its investigation. 

CMS is expected to release a proposed national coverage determination decision memo by July.
 

The partnership will enable radiologists to more seamlessly access and post-process images acquired on Siemens Healthineers’ photon-counting CT scanners.