From a federal judge tossing a Medicare Advantage audit rule to Florida hospitals challenging a proposed transplant rule, here are 10 lawsuits, settlements and legal developments that Becker’s has reported since Sept. 17: 1. Patients at two Pennsylvania hospitals are asking a federal judge to stop the Justice Department from obtaining years of medical records related to gender-affirming care.

2. A 2023 lawsuit made public in September alleges that a hospital in Maywood, Ill., performed organ transplants on patients ineligible for such procedures to maximize Medicare revenue.  3. A federal judge vacated a CMS rule that would have allowed the agency to claw back billions of dollars in alleged Medicare Advantage overpayments, siding with Humana in a closely watched legal battle.  4. A federa

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