The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Walgreens Boots Alliance and its subsidiaries for allegedly dispensing millions of unlawful prescriptions in violation of the Controlled Substances Act. According to the lawsuit, Walgreens then sought reimbursement for many of these prescriptions from various federal healthcare programs in violation of the False Claims Act.

Three days before President Donald Trump was sworn into office, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the award of $590 million to Moderna to accelerate the development of mRNA-based pandemic influenza vaccines. WHY THIS MATTERS

Issues and plans include cybersecurity, optimizing claims processing to reduce denials, and modernizing patient digital access and experience, says Michael Mainiero, chief digital and information officer at Catholic Health Long Island.

New York State is investing in seven hospitals and healthcare partnerships, with preliminary approval part of the Healthcare Safety Net Transformation Program. This includes a $188 million investment in Jamaica Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering to establish a “Comprehensive Cancer Care Center of Queens.”