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July 28, 2023
Health Law Weekly

Featured Articles

Administration Unveils Mental Health Parity Proposed Rule

The Lighter Side of Health Law – July 2023

The Updated Merger Guidelines’ Impact on the Health Care Sector

  • Michael Peregrine, McDermott Will & Emery LLP
  • Stephen Y. Wu, McDermott Will & Emery LLP
  • Kenneth Kaufman, Kaufman Hall

Current Topics

Antitrust

FTC Reaches Settlement with Surescripts of E-Prescribing Monopoly Allegations

Behavioral Health

CMS Approves California and Kentucky Requests for Medicaid Mobile Crisis Intervention Teams

HHS Announces Almost $50 Million in Funding to Address Substance Misuse

Fraud and Compliance

Chicago Doctor, Surgical Practice to Pay $750,000 False Billing Settlement

Chiropractor Pleads Guilty in COVID Relief Fund Scheme

DOJ Alleges Lab Owner, Companies Billed Medicare for Medically Unnecessary Tests

Former Medical Device Manufacturer Employee Pleads Guilty to Forging FDA Clearance Letters

Husband and Wife Doctor and Office Manager Charged in $1.3 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

Michigan Health System to Pay $671,310 to Resolve Improper Billing Allegations

Several Physicians, Medical Practices Agree to Settle Kickback Allegations Involving Laboratory Testing

U.S. Court in Montana Imposes $5 Million in Damages and Penalties for FCA Violations

Government Reimbursement

CMS Finalizes 2.3% Payment Increase for Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities

IRFs to See 4.0% Payment Rate Hike in FY 2024 Under Final Rule

Health Information

HHS, FTC Issue Warning to Hospitals, Telehealth Providers on Tracking Technology

Health Insurance

OIG: States Need to Improve Oversight of Medicaid Managed Care Prior Authorization Denials

U.S. Court in New Jersey Says Plaintiffs Lacked Standing to Challenge MetLife’s Use of Drug Rebates

Health Policy and Administration

HHS Devotes Nearly $11 Million to Expanding Rural Residency Programs

House Ways and Means Panel Advances Health Care Price Transparency Measure

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) in Health Care Hub

National Academies Report Recommends New Federal Steps to Advance Health Equity

Life Sciences

FTC Warns PBMs Not to Rely on Old Statements Opposing Transparency

Senate Finance Committee Clears PBM Transparency Measure

Long Term Care

U.S. Court in Florida Finds No Jurisdiction over COVID-Related Negligence Claims Against Nursing Home

Reproductive Health Law Hub

Iowa Supreme Court to Review Temporary Injunction of State’s Six-Week Abortion Ban
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