January 24, 2025
Health Law Weekly

Featured Articles

New Developments in Right to Try Legislation

  • Jack M. Ferdman
  • David Peloquin, Ropes & Gray LLP
  • Barbara E. Bierer, Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center of Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Harvard

Interpreting OCR’s Risk Analysis Enforcement Initiative and How the Regulatory Environment Is Evolving

Top Ten 2025: Loper Bright—How the Demise of Chevron Deference Will Affect Medicare Reimbursement Litigation

Current Topics

Antitrust

FTC Reaches Settlement with Private Equity Firm over Alleged Anticompetitive Roll-up Scheme

Behavioral Health

Group Sues to Block Mental Health Parity Final Rule

Fraud and Compliance

Physician Handed Ten Years in Prison and $27 Million Restitution for Medicare Fraud

Doctor Pleads Guilty to Running Pill Mill

Former Hospital CEO Sentenced to Three Years for Kickback Scheme

U.S. Court in Maryland Pares Down Whistleblower Action Against Medical Device Maker Alleging Kickback Scheme

Doctor, Nurse Practitioner Settle Allegations Related to Telemedicine Scheme

Fourth Circuit Nixes Patient Assistance Charity’s Challenge to Unfavorable OIG Advisory Opinion

DOJ Sues Walgreens Alleging Pharmacies Filled Scores of Unlawful Prescriptions

BioReference Health and OPKO Health Agree to Pay $704k to Settle False Billing Allegations

Pharmacist Pleads Guilty in $110 Million Kickback Conspiracy

MA Plan Agrees to Settle Self-Disclosed Kickback Allegations Involving Acquired Entity

Two Men Charged in Medicaid Fraud Scheme

Government Reimbursement

Fifth Circuit Rejects Challenge to MIPS Cost Calculation

Health Law Policy and Administration Hub

Trump Freezes Regulatory Activity Pending Further Review, Withdraws from WHO

Life Sciences

Purdue Pharma, Sackler Family Bump Proposed Opioid Settlement to $7.4 Billion
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