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November 8, 2019
Health Law Weekly

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CMS Finalizes CY 2020 Physician Fee Schedule with Documentation, Coding Overhaul

CMS Presses Ahead with Site-Neutral Payment Policy in OPPS Final Rule

Compounding Ingredient Supplier Agrees to $22 Million Fraud Settlement

Courts Strike Administration’s Conscience Rule

Doctor Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Medicaid Fraud

Eighth Circuit Upholds Rule on Hospital-Specific Limits for Medicaid DSH Payments

Federal Funding for Basic Health Program Expected to Decline $151 Million in 2020

Former CEO Sentenced to Five Years for Health Care Fraud

Georgia to Seek Partial Medicaid Expansion with Work Requirements

Home Health Companies to Pay $2.5 Million to Resolve FCA Allegations

Medicare Overpaid $54.4 Million for Improperly Coded Discharges

OIG: Medicare Paid More for Certain Orthotic Devices Than Other Payers

Physician to Pay $1.4 Million to Resolve Allegations of Improper Opioid Prescribing

Physician, Ex-Wife Convicted on More Than 90 Counts for Health Care Fraud Scheme

Second Circuit Says Lower Court Must Determine Allowable Charges for Medical Records

Texas Health Agency to Pay $1.6 Million Penalty for Data Breach

Three Convicted in $154 Million Hospice, Home Health Fraud

Trump to Nominate Dr. Stephen Hahn as FDA Commissioner

U.S. Court in California Tosses Action Alleging Medigap Kickback

U.S. Court in Pennsylvania Ends Long-Running Whistleblower Action Alleging False Inpatient Certifications

University of Rochester Medical Center Agrees to $3 Million Settlement for Using Unencrypted Mobile Devices
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