Health Exec

07/15/2025

Judge overturns Biden-era rule that curbed medical debt reporting after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau backs off enforcement.

07/15/2025

Doctor accused of forging vaccine cards, injecting children with saline, has all charges dropped.

Under the direction of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, charges against Michael Kirk Moore Jr., MD, were dropped just as his trial began. He had been accused of destroying 1,937 doses of COVID-19 vaccines and accepting kickbacks for falsifying vaccine records.

07/14/2025

Walgreens’ $10B acquisition by private equity firm approved by shareholders.

Shareholders of the retail pharmacy giant voted in favor of the terms of the sale to Sycamore Partners for $11.45 a share. The deal is expected to close later this year.

07/14/2025

Video - AMA Board of Trustees Member Scott Ferguson, MD, FACR, explains the concern that a large number of rural hospitals will close under the massive Medicaid cuts in the "Big Beautiful Bill" passed by Congress in July 2025.

American Medical Association (AMA) Board of Trustees Member Scott Ferguson, MD, explains the concern that a large number of rural hospitals will close under the massive Medicaid cuts in the "Big, Beautiful Bill" passed by Congress in July 2025.

07/14/2025

Lehigh Valley Health admits to violations of Controlled Substances Act in $2.75M settlement with the DOJ.

The Pennsylvania-based health system reported drug diversion incidents to authorities involving a pharmacy technician who used employee passwords to steal pills from one of its hospitals.

07/11/2025

Samsung buys Xealth to integrate consumer wearables and clinical data.

07/11/2025

Sanitation issue forces FDA recall of ventilator suction systems.

Ballard Closed Suction Systems will need to be returned to the manufacturer for a refund due to the high risk of a potentially fatal infection stemming from their use.

07/11/2025

CVS hit with $949M judgment over fraudulent Omnicare prescriptions.

The pharmacy chain said it plans to appeal the ruling. The complaint was brought by a former employee turned whistleblower who alleged that Omnicare had billed the government for millions of unnecessary prescriptions.

07/10/2025

FDA issues Class I recall on infant heated wire circuits prone to disconnect.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

The faulty adapters must not be used. The devices, manufactured under the brand name AirLife, must be identified and quarantined because of the high risk of severe injury or death associated with the malfunction.

07/10/2025

Video - The AMA had 180 scope of practice victories around the country opposing inappropriate expansion into the field of practicing medicine without the proper background and training, but the number of challenges are increasing.

The American Medical Association had 180 scope of practice victories around the country, opposing incidents of groups practicing medicine without the proper background and training. However, its efforts to clamp down are being challenged.

07/10/2025

Veterans Affairs halts mass layoffs, still shedding 30,000 jobs by 2026.

Veterans Affairs said plans to reduce its workforce by 85,000 have been called off. It has instead undertaken other efforts to improve efficiency. As for the 30,000 jobs it expects to lose by the end of 2025, those will come from early retirements.

07/09/2025

Doctor arrested for $5.2M fraud linked to using medical ozone gas on patients.

Jawad Bhatti, MD, is facing a 26-count indictment from the U.S. Department of Justice after he allegedly advertised the use of ozone gas as a treatment for pain, then billed Medicare and Medicaid for the unapproved procedures.