AHLA - Health Law Weekly Issue - January 26, 2024

January 26, 2024

Health Law Weekly

Featured Articles

Advisory Opinion Highlights Inconsistency Between OIG and DOJ Regarding Gift Cards

Seeing Past the Smoke: Regulatory Considerations for Public Health Research on Commercially Available Cannabis

Top Ten 2024: Antitrust Trends and Forecast for the Health Care Industry

Legal and Value Considerations Around Service Line Carveouts

Current Topics

Antitrust

FTC Moves to Block North Carolina Hospital Deal

Fraud and Compliance

U.S. Court in Tennessee Won’t Nix Whistleblower Action Against Hospital Alleging Overlapping Surgery Non-Compliance

Fifth Circuit Vacates Forfeiture Judgment Against Former Health Center CEO Convicted of Medicaid Fraud

DME Company Owner Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

Former Pharmacy President Handed Three Years in Prison for $32 Million Health Care Kickback Scheme

Former Health Clinic Owner Gets More Than Ten Years in Prison for Medicaid Fraud Scheme

Current and Former Pharmacy Owners to Pay over $4.6 Million to Resolve False Billing Allegations

Hospital Pays over $800,000 to Settle Allegations That Physician Practices Submitted False Claims

Government Reimbursement

CMS Asks for Feedback on Improving Medicare Advantage Data Collection, Transparency

Health Information

U.S. Court in California Says Meta, TikTok Must Face Action over Alleged Health Data Collection

New WHO Guidance Outlines Governance, Ethical Framework for Generative AI in Health Care

HHS Issues Voluntary Cybersecurity Goals for Health Care

Health Insurance

Second Circuit Rejects Surgeons’ Constitutional Challenge to No Surprises Act

ACA Marketplace Enrollment Reaches High Water Mark, HHS Says

Health Policy and Administration

OCR Reminds Hospitals, Nursing Homes to Ensure Non-Discriminatory Visitation Policies

Reproductive Health Law Hub

Administration Looks to Ensure Access to Emergency Reproductive Care

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