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November 20, 2020

Health Law Weekly

Featured Articles

COVID-19 Updates and Developments (Week of November 16)

OIG Warns of Risks Associated with Speaker Programs

The Lighter Side of Health Law—November 2020

Current Topics

Antitrust

FTC Asks Court to Enjoin $350 Million Acquisition of Memphis Hospitals

Fraud and Abuse

CMS, OIG Release Stark, AKS Final Rules

Indivior Solutions Will Pay $289 Million in Criminal Penalties

Insurance Biller Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Medicaid Fraud

Johnson & Johnson Subsidiary Agrees to $10 Million Settlement of False Claims Allegations

Lab Network Operator Pleads Guilty in Fraud Scheme

Medicare Advantage Plan Agrees to $6.3 Million Settlement of False Claims Allegations

Nine Indicted in Medicaid Fraud Scheme

Owner of DME Companies Pleads Guilty in $16 Million Kickback Scheme

U.S. Court in Maryland Says Drug Maker Reasonably Interpreted Medicaid Rebate Statute, Dismisses Whistleblower Action

Government Reimbursement

CMS Issues Rule to Tie Medicare Drug Prices to International Benchmarks

D.C. Circuit Says Hospitals Can Include Medicaid Demonstration Patients in Calculating Payments

Improper Payments Drop for Medicare, Increase for Medicaid, CHIP, CMS Reports

OIG Issues Drug Rebate Final Rule

Health Information

Ohio AMC Reaches Settlement with OCR in Ongoing HIPAA Right of Access Probe

Health Insurance

Ninth Circuit Says Out-of-State Mental Health Treatment Coverage Denial Did Not Violate Parity Laws

Life Sciences

Final Rule for 340B Dispute Resolution Process Under Review at OMB

More Transparency Needed for FDA Emergency Authorizations for COVID-19 Products, GAO Says

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