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Andrew Cass

King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services is expecting to see a $35 million pre-tax earnings headwind in 2026 from the implementation of California’s emergency staffing regulations for freestanding psychiatric hospitals.  The regulation is slated to take effect June 1.…

King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services recorded a net income of $1.5 billion in 2025, up from $1.1 billion in 2024, according to its Feb. 25 financial report.  Eight things to know:  1. The for-profit system reported an operating…

A Philadelphia-based mental health clinic and its psychiatrist owner agreed to pay $900,000 to settle allegations that they fraudulently billed Medicaid for medication management appointments that were too short to comply with applicable regulations, according to a Jan. 27 Justice…

Brookline, Mass.-based First Psychiatric Planners, operating as Bournewood Health Systems and Bournewood Hospital, agreed to pay at least $5.5 million to resolve allegations it violated the state and federal False Claims Act through patient kickbacks. 

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A licensed professional counselor was indicted on 10 counts of healthcare fraud and three counts of aggravated identity theft for allegedly submitting $2 million in false claims to Texas' Medicaid program. 

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