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July 30, 2021
Health Law Weekly

Featured Articles

AHLA Convener on Racial Disparities in Health Care, Part 1 & 2

CMS Final Rule Boosts Medicare Payments to SNFs by 1.2% in FY 2022

The Lighter Side of Health Law - July Podcast

Current Topics

Coronavirus Pandemic Hub

Administration Directs Additional $121 Million to Increase COVID-19 Vaccinations in Underserved Communities

Long COVID May Qualify as a Disability Under ADA, New Guidance Says

President Biden Intensifies Efforts to Spur COVID-19 Vaccinations

Fraud and Compliance

California Rehab Provider to Pay $2 Million over Allegations of Medically Unnecessary Billings

Former Physician Draws Six-Year Prison Sentence for $20 Million DME Fraud Scheme

Grassley Proposes New FCA Amendments

Health System Reaches $1 Million Settlement to Resolve Allegations of Improperly Billing Alabama Medicaid

Kentucky Lab to Pay $1.2 Million Settlement for Alleged Urine Drug Testing False Claims

Ohio Physician Convicted for Prescribing Medically Unnecessary Opioids, Health Care Fraud

Physician Pleads Guilty to Opioid Kickback Conspiracy

Physician, Wife Charged for Alleged Roles in Genetic Testing Kickback Scheme

U.S. Court in Illinois Says Provider May Not Sue State over Alleged Failure to Oversee Medicaid MCOs

Government Reimbursement

Beneficiaries' Shift from Medicare Advantage to FFS in Last Year of Life Raises Concerns, Lawmakers Say

CMS Issues Final Rule Updating Medicare Payments, Policies for IRFs in FY 2022

Final Rule Increases Medicare Payments to Hospices by 2% in FY 2022

Medicare Payments to Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities to Increase by $80 Million in FY 2022

Teaching Hospitals Sue HHS Alleging Medicare Underpayments for GME

U.S. Court in Massachusetts Allows Drug Manufacturer’s Medicare Part D Coverage Dispute to Proceed

Health Information

430 Organizations Call for Permanent Telehealth Reform

Life Sciences

Bipartisan Group of Senators Urge Becerra to Support Drug Importation from Canada

Endo Reaches $35 Million Agreement to Resolve Tennessee Opioid Lawsuit

FDA Approves First Biosimilar Insulin Product

Long Term Care

Seventh Circuit Says Nursing Home Resident May Sue Facility Under Federal Nursing Home Law
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