JURIST

AUGUST 17, 2023

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced Thursday that it will end its financial support of Afghan hospitals. After the Taliban took control of the country in August 2021, the ICRC launched the Hospital Resilience Project in November 2021.

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JURIST

JULY 3, 2024

A former student nurse who was previously convicted of having brought a pressure cooker bomb to a British hospital has also been found guilty of planning a terrorist attack on a Royal Air Force Base, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced on Tuesday. The hospital where Farooq was arrested was in the vicinity of a Royal Air Force base.

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JURIST

APRIL 30, 2025

According to HRW, the junta has arrested over 872 health workers, attacked 263 medical facilities, and killed 74 staff, leaving the remaining public hospitals unable to provide essential care. Now, overwhelmed hospitals with people requiring immediate care face severe delays, with most patients presenting infections and rotting wounds.

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AUGUST 8, 2024

More than 700 hospitals across the rural U.S. are at risk of closing due to their financial woes — and for more than half of these hospitals, the risk of closure is immediate, according to a new report. The post Why More Than 30% of Rural Hospitals Are at Risk of Closure appeared first on MedCity News.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

An Ohio woman pleaded guilty to defrauding the US and Polish governments in connection with an illicit adoption to a convicted criminal that resulted in the hospitalization of a child, according to court documents obtained Monday by JURIST. Following the adoption, the child was injured and hospitalized while living with Parris’s relatives.

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MARCH 23, 2025

Hospitals started 2025 with a stable financial performance driven by strong patient volumes, but rising costs for drugs, supplies, and services continue to put major pressure on margins. The post How Are Hospitals Faring Financially in 2025? appeared first on MedCity News.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

New York Governor Kathy Hochul released a proposed set of cybersecurity regulations that require hospitals to establish new policies and procedures to protect themselves from ever-intensifying cyber threats. The state also put aside $500 million in funding to help hospitals upgrade their technology systems to comply with these new rules.

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APRIL 12, 2024

CMS released a proposed rule this week that would boost hospitals’ inpatient payment rates by 2.6%. Hospitals groups have swiftly denounced this plan, arguing that this payment update is insufficient and will jeopardize hospitals’ financial stability.

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MARCH 13, 2025

House Republicans proposed Medicaid cuts last month that would have disastrous financial consequences for hospitals, especially for those in rural areas. The post The Hidden Cost of Medicaid Cuts: Why the GOPs Budget Plan Would Be a Disaster for Hospitals appeared first on MedCity News.

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AUGUST 22, 2024

The law amends the state’s “certificate of need” system, which allows existing hospitals and other health facilities to block would-be competitors’ plans to expand by arguing there’s insufficient need for their services. The post Bipartisan Effort Paves Way for Reviving Shuttered Hospitals in Georgia appeared first on MedCity News.

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DECEMBER 8, 2024

Come January 1, CMS will begin enforcing new price transparency requirements for hospitals. The post Hospitals Are Facing New Price Transparency Requirements, But Will They Truly Help Patients Shop for Care?

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Above The Law

MAY 3, 2024

Hospitals’ operating margins and patient volumes dropped slightly in March. While hospitals were doing relatively well financially during the first quarter of the year, this new data could suggest more financial challenges ahead for hospitals.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Opponents say that it would put hospitals’ financial security at risk and jeopardize access to care. Establishing site-neutral payments for outpatient services is a hot issue in Capitol Hill right now. Advocates say that such policy would lower healthcare costs, saving both patients and taxpayers money.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 10, 2024

A 2023 report by ICHREE revealed that the Ethiopian National Defense Forces had carried out attacks on civilians in schools and a hospital as well as sexual violence against women.

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Above The Law

MAY 14, 2024

The post SmarterDx Rakes In $50M For Its AI That Helps Hospitals Capture More Revenue appeared first on MedCity News. SmarterDx — an AI startup that provides clinical review and quality audits for medical claims — closed a $50 million Series B funding round, bringing its total funding to date to $71 million.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

CMS has fined two hospitals in September for alleged violations of its price transparency rule. This marks the third month in a row that the agency has issued fines against hospitals for price transparency noncompliance, following a yearslong period of light enforcement.

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JANUARY 4, 2025

These facilities include psychiatric hospitals and nursing or residential care facilities. The DOJ found that Oklahoma unnecessarily puts individuals with behavioral health disabilities in institutional facilities for long periods, isolating those individuals from the general community.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 7, 2024

Experts have predicted that 2024 will be an eventful year for hospital M&A activity. As the industry prepares for another big year, there are a few things that health system leaders involved in these deals should keep in mind to make the process as smooth as possible, according to DexCare CEO Derek Streat.

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MARCH 5, 2025

Even when hospitals are thought to be used for military purposes and lose their protected status under international law, they can only be attacked after a warning that gives sufficient time for the evacuation of patients and staff goes unheeded. It serves as the primary healthcare provider in areas that Israel repeatedly attacked.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Justice Thomas has denied any wrongdoing, asserting that he was not previously required to disclose the trips funded by Crow due to a personal hospitality exception that has since been clarified. However, in June, he reported Crow’s sponsored luxury vacations.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

The new charges stemmed from Gorinov’s conversations with fellow inmates at a prison hospital. Gorinov had been convicted of spreading false information in 2022 and was already serving a seven-year sentence for that conviction. Justifying terrorism is punishable under Article 205 of the Russian Federation Criminal Code.

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JURIST

APRIL 25, 2025

Apart from requiring documentation and fees, a migrant patient who received medical care, relating to emergencies, hospitalization or childbirth, will be repatriated to their home country aftercare. On April 6, the government announced a new health protocol consisting of 15 migration measures.

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JURIST

JULY 14, 2024

The Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Andriy Kostin, urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday to take up a case against Russia for the strike on Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital last week. The hospital is located in Kyiv and is the largest children’s hospital in Ukraine.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

The post Texas AG Ken Paxton Subpoenas Seattle Hospital Because Who Cares About Personal Jurisdiction When You Have Trans Kids To Bash appeared first on Above the Law. Good thing TX GOP decided to keep this guy around, huh?

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

The investigation revealed that, from mid-2022 to the end of 2023, the suspects—former health minister Beroš , a businessman Saša Pozder and a neurosurgeon Kresimir Rotim —collaborated to influence public procurement, ensuring state hospitals bought overpriced medical devices from a company.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

According to the letter, “Years of imprisonment and months of solitary confinement have severely compromised Mohammadi’s health, leaving her with multiple serious conditions that cannot be addressed through a short, incomplete hospital visit.”

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APRIL 17, 2025

The capture resulted in a refugee crisis, a threat of food and water shortages, overcrowding in hospitals due to the outbreak of infectious diseases, and various violent acts, including sexual abuse and the collective abduction of children.

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JANUARY 23, 2025

These attacks targeted police stations, prisons, hospitals, and even the main international airport, posing a significant threat to public safety and stability.

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MARCH 19, 2025

The violence has been enabled by decades of impunity for serious abuses and human rights violations On February 28 and March 3, M23 raided hospitals and kidnaped more than 130 people. The UN Human Rights Office condemned the hospital raids, calling it “deeply distressing.”

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APRIL 1, 2025

Marimow of The Washington Post reports that “ Supreme Court appears to back tax exemption for Catholic Charities; The Wisconsin Catholic Charities case has implications for other religiously connected nonprofits, including hospitals, and for state unemployment systems.”

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JURIST

MARCH 31, 2025

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called for the release of imprisoned Uyghur activist Valijon Kalonov on Monday, who has been forcibly detained in a Uzbekistan psychiatric hospital since 2021. Kalonov was initially detained on charges of using social media in a way that threatens public safety, and publicly insulting the President of Uzbekistan.

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JURIST

MARCH 11, 2025

Schools and hospitals have closed , mainly in the capital. According to the UN Office of the High Commissioner, “there is almost no presence of the State, especially in the most marginalized areas. The population lacks everything, from water to food, to clean air. And the gangs have filled this void.”

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JURIST

JUNE 26, 2022

The court held that “calculating the Medicare fraction, individuals ‘entitled to [Medicare Part A] benefits’ are all those qualifying for the program, regardless of whether they receive Medicare payments for part or all of a hospital stay.”

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FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The post The New Reality of Hospital-Payer Contracts: How Baptist Health Negotiated with Florida Blue appeared first on MedCity News. In an interview, he spoke about his health systems recent protracted negotiation with Florida Blue which required months of preparation, external consultants, and even a task force of board members.

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JURIST

JUNE 5, 2024

On Wednesday, an investigating judge issued a detention order for the suspect, who faces charges of attempted manslaughter, detaining him in a psychiatric hospital. Koch has since been released from the hospital. The police indicated that there were no signs the suspect knew that Koch was an AfD politician.

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DECEMBER 28, 2023

Health systems have made dozens of M&A deals this year, as many are seeking out partnerships to grow and protect their long-term financial sustainability. Here is a rundown of five newsworthy deals announced in 2023.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Elizabeth hospital must receive the COVID-19 vaccine by October 1 or submit a request for a medical or religious exemption. Elizabeth Healthcare requested the court to temporarily bar the hospital’s vaccine mandate. The employees of St. Failure to comply with the mandate could result in termination. Employees of St.

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