A group of 20 Republican AGs along with industry organizations have filed a lawsuit challenging the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Final Rule establishing minimum staffing standards in Medicare and Medicaid certified long-term care facilities.

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A multistate coalition of 44 AGs and the U.S. Department of Justice settled with Precision Toxicology, LLC d/b/a Precision Diagnostics, Inc. (Precision) to resolve allegations that it made false claims to multiple federal healthcare programs in violation of state and federal false claims and anti-kickback laws. According to the settlement, Precision allegedly had a policy…

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The CFPB issued guidance reminding debt collectors of their obligation to comply with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (the “FDCPA”) and Regulation F’s prohibitions on false, deceptive, or misleading representations and unfair or unconscionable behavior in connection with the collection of medical debt. In the guidance, the CFPB clarifies that debt collectors are strictly liable…

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Texas AG Ken Paxton settled with Pieces Technologies, Inc. (Pieces)—an artificial intelligence healthcare technology company that offers generative AI products to healthcare facility staff to assist in summarizing, charting, and drafting clinical notes in patients’ records—over allegations that it made deceptive claims about the safety and accuracy of its products in violation of Texas’s Deceptive…

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A bill co-sponsored by California AG Rob Bonta which prohibits consumers’ medical debt from being reported on credit reports was signed into law and will go into effect on January 1, 2025. In his statement regarding the newly enacted law, Senate Bill 1061, AG Bonta explained that credit reports are meant to gauge an individual’s ability…

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