AHLA - Health Law Weekly Issue - June 5, 2026

June 5, 2026

Health Law Weekly

Featured Articles

CMS Rule Details Medicaid Work Requirements as States Face Implementation Challenges Ahead

OIG Yanks Federal Funding for Hawaii’s MFCU

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Antitrust

Ascension Closes $3.9 Billion AmSurg Acquisition After FTC Orders Divestitures

Fraud and Compliance

Massachusetts Sues UnitedHealthcare Alleging $100 Million Medicaid Fraud

DOJ to Fast-Track Review of Whistleblower Actions Alleging Benefits Fraud

Former Execs, Physician, Marketers to Pay $2 Million over Alleged Laboratory Kickback Scheme

In-Home Assessment Companies, Exec Will Pay $56.5 Million to Resolve Medicare Advantage Fraud Allegations

Owners, Operators of Fraudulent DME Companies Sentenced for Money Laundering

Fourth Circuit Rejects Whistleblower Action Alleging Stark, AKS Violations

Government Reimbursement

U.S. Court in Georgia Says CMS Must Recalculate Clover Health’s 2026 Medicare Advantage Star Rating

Standoff over Eli Lilly 340B Policy Escalates as Company Moves to Nix Discounts for Noncomplying Hospitals

Health Insurance

UnitedHealthcare Reducing Prior Authorization Requirements for Pediatric Services

Health Law Policy and Administration Hub

DOJ Launches Probe into 15 Medical Schools’ Admissions Processes

House Appropriations Committee Floats $110.8 Billion in Funding for HHS in FY 2027

U.S. Court in Massachusetts Won't Dismiss States’ Challenge to Administration Directives on Youth Transgender Care

Labor and Employment

Third Circuit Partly Reverses $35.8 Million Award Against Comprehensive Healthcare for Wage Violations

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