AHLA - Health Law Weekly Issue - July 17, 2026

July 17, 2026

Health Law Weekly

Featured Articles

Food Is Medicine: Why Food Policy Now Belongs on the Health Lawyer’s Radar

Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule Floats Payment, Accountable Care Reforms

Sponsor Content: The Lawyer as Steward of Trust—In Sync, Legal and Communications Strategies Protect Reputation, Preserve Trust

Current Topics

Antitrust

CVS Caremark Settles FTC Insulin Price Inflation Allegations

Fraud and Compliance

OIG Details $5.56 Billion in Expected Recoveries, Savings in Semiannual Report

Hospital Agrees to $105k Settlement with OIG to Resolve Alleged EMTALA Violations

Gynecologist Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Adulterating Medical Devices and Health Care Fraud

Substance Use Treatment Center Owner Pleads Guilty to Urine Drug Testing Scam

Labcorp Agrees to Pay $14.5 Million to Resolve Medicare Fraud Allegations

Medical Device Company to Pay over $550,000 to Resolve False Billing Allegations

OIG Approves Food-as-Medicine Program

Government Reimbursement

HRSA Reports 340B Drug Purchases Reached $100 Billion in 2025

D.C. Circuit Tosses Alignment Healthcare’s Challenge to Medicare Advantage Star Ratings

CMS Issues Draft Guidance for Third Round of Medicare Drug Negotiations on MFP Effectuation

Health Information

Seventh Circuit Vacates Dismissal of Biometric Privacy Suit Against Eyewear Retailer over Facial Scans

Health Insurance

Third Circuit Allows Hospitals to Pursue Certain ERISA Claims Against Cigna

U.S. Court in Maryland Preliminarily Enjoins Parts of Recent ACA Marketplace Rule

Long Term Care

CMS Implementing Risk-Based Surveys for Nursing Homes Nationwide

Patient Care Liability and Litigation

Second Circuit Revives Failure-to-Warn Claims Alleging Tylenol Use in Pregnancy and Autism Link

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