AHLA - Health Law Weekly Issue - January 31, 2024

January 31, 2025

Health Law Weekly

Featured Articles

Investigating and Preventing Medically Unnecessary Procedures

Comparing the Administrative False Claims Act and False Claims Act—Similar Names, But Decidedly Different Laws

Top Ten 2025: Telehealth—Uncertainty Ahead

Preparing for ICE Enforcement: Key Considerations for In-House Counsel

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Fraud and Compliance

Ninth Circuit Refuses to Revive Whistleblower Action Alleging Fraudulently Obtained Patent

C.R. Bard and Affiliates Pay $17 Million to Resolve Kickback Allegations

Home Health Care Company Owner Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison, Ordered to Pay $99 Million for Fraud Scheme

Pfizer Agrees to Nearly $60 Million Settlement of Subsidiary's Alleged Illegal “Speakers Bureau” Payments

SNF Company, Former CEO Plead Guilty to Health Care Fraud, Tax Conspiracy

DME Company Owner Handed over Three Years in Prison for Fraud Scheme

Clinical Lab Co-Owner Gets 15 Months in Prison for Drug Testing Kickback Scheme

Psychiatrist, Mental Health Clinic Settle Medicaid Fraud Allegations

Lab, Owner to Pay $850,000 to Resolve Allegations of False Claims for Urine Drug Testing

Lab Owner Handed Nine Years in Prison for COVID-19 Testing Scheme

U.S. Court in Minnesota Allows Whistleblower’s Upcoding Claims Against Ambulance Provider

Health Information

Illinois Supreme Court Says Data Breach Plaintiff’s Increased Risk of Identity Theft Too Speculative for Standing

Health Law Policy and Administration Hub

CMS Issues Statement on Medicare Price Negotiation Program

Trump Executive Order Looks to Restrict Transgender Care for Children Under 19

OMB Walks Back Temporary Funding Freeze Memo After Court Injunction, Confusion About Scope

OCR to Prioritize Enforcement of Conscience, Religious Protections

Reproductive Health Law Hub

North Dakota Supreme Court Won’t Stay Ruling Striking Down State Abortion Ban

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