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September 27, 2019
Health Law Weekly

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13 Charged in Second Appalachian Opioid Strike Force Takedown

67 Charged in Florida, Georgia Fraud Takedown Involving Medically Unnecessary Services

Avanir Pharmaceuticals to Pay $108 Million to Resolve Kickback Allegations

CMS Final Rule Aims to Ease Provider Regulatory Burdens

CMS Finalizes Cuts to Medicaid DSH Allotments

CMS Issues Final Discharge Planning Rule

Government Seeks $1.3 Million, Ten-Year Exclusion to Resolve False Billing Allegations Against Pharmacy

Gulf Coast Enforcement Action Sees 33 Charged, DOJ Says

Health Care Groups Urge Lawmakers to Scrutinize Information Blocking Rules

Lawsuit Challenges Medicaid Work Requirements in Indiana

Medicare Advantage Premiums Decline for 2020 Plan Year

Mental Health Counselor and Owner Charged in Fraud Scheme

Mobile Diagnostic Services Company Paying $8.5 Million to Resolve "Illegal Swapping" Allegations

NIH Devotes $1 Billion in Funds to Fight Opioid Crisis

OIG Calls for More CMS Oversight of Manufacturer Price Reporting

Pharmacy Owners Paying $1.1 Million, Excluded for Ten Years to Resolve Fraud Allegations

Philadelphia Physician Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Addiction-Treatment Fraud

September 2019 Podcast

Third Circuit Revives Whistleblower Action Against North Carolina Health System Alleging Stark Violations

Three Indicted for Accessing Patient Information in EHR Breach

Trap for the Wary Becomes a Minefield; Beware the New Provider Enrollment Rule

U.S. Court in Alabama Allows Negligence Claims Against Blood Center

U.S. Court in Hawaii Affirms Medicare Enrollment Revocation Based on Incorrect Practice Address

U.S. Court in New Jersey Ends Physician’s Privileges Dispute Against Hospital

U.S. Court in New York Lacks Jurisdiction over Nursing Home Challenge to Survey Team Regulation

U.S. Court in Utah Says Insurer Must Face Allegation of Parity Act Violation
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