Methodist settles West Cancer lawsuit for just over $7M
Methodist has consistently disputed the government’s claims and characterizations of the relationship with West but said it “recognized this litigation is a drain on resources that are best used to provide the highest quality and safest care to our patients....” (The Daily Memphian file)
The settlement is significantly less than the $800 million the government had originally sought from the Memphis-based health care system.
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Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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