June 14, 2024
Health Law Weekly

Featured Articles

FTC Fails to Obtain Preliminary Injunction to Block Novant’s Acquisition of Two CHS Hospitals

  • Katharine O’Connor
  • Noah Feldman Greene, McDermott Will & Emery LLP
  • Phoebe Flint, McDermott Will & Schulte

NIH Develops Key Considerations and Sample Language for Informed Consent for Research Using Digital Health Technologies

  • David Peloquin, Ropes & Gray LLP
  • Leslie Thornton, Ropes & Gray LLP
  • Carolyn Lye, Ropes & Gray LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Abortion Pill Challenge on Standing

Women’s Health Watch: Current Legal Landscape and What to Expect from SCOTUS

Nondiscrimination Requirements in Long Term Care Facilities: HHS’ Section 1557 Final Rule

Current Topics

Fraud and Compliance

U.S. Court in New York Says Omnicare Properly Denied Discovery of Proposed RAC Audits in FCA Action

Ophthalmologist Agrees to $2.5 Million Settlement of False Billing Allegations

Sleep Clinic Owner Handed 46-Month Sentence for Fraud Scheme

Five Arrested in Medicare Fraud, Money Laundering Scheme

Psychiatrist Sentenced to over Eight Years for Fraud Scheme

Urgent Care Provider Agrees to $12 Million Settlement to Resolve Alleged False Claims to the COVID-19 Uninsured Program

Former Doctor, Wife Plead Guilty to Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

Eight Defendants Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Ambulance Billing Scheme

Pain Management Physician, Practice to Pay $1.2 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations

Pharmacy Owner Draws Two Years in Prison for Defrauding Medicare

Digital Health Company Executives Indicted for Alleged Adderall Telemedicine Fraud Scheme

Evergreen Treatment Services to Pay $1.45 Million to Resolve Double Billing Allegations

Money Launder Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Laundering Health Care Fraud Proceeds

Behavioral Health Companies, CEO Will Pay Nearly $4.6 Million to Resolve False Billing Allegations

Government Reimbursement

U.S. Court in DC Orders CMS to Recalculate One Elevance Health Plan’s MA Star Rating, But Finds Other Plans Lack Standing

Supreme Court to Consider Challenge to Medicare DSH Calculation

MedPAC Report Considers Clinician Payment Updates, MA Plans’ Use of Prior Authorization

MACPAC Calls for Improving Transparency of Non-Federal Share Medicaid, CHIP Financing

Health Care Finance and Transactions

Addus HomeCare to Acquire Gentiva’s Personal Care Operations for $350 Million

Health Policy and Administration

Biden Administration Proposes Removing Medical Debt from Credit Reports

CMS Projects 7.5% Growth in National Health Spending for 2023
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