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December 7, 2018
Health Law Weekly

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DOJ Revises “Yates Memorandum” on Individual Accountability

Other News

California Appeals Court Vacates Order Blocking Law Legalizing Physician-Assisted Suicide

CMS Actuary Reports Health Spending Growth Slowdown in 2017

CMS Extends Prior Authorization for Non-Emergent Ambulance Transports

CMS Finalizes Risk Adjustment Rule

CMS to Alert State Surveyors of Nursing Homes with Drops in Staffing Levels

Conversations with AHLA Leadership

CVS Health-Aetna Combination Hits a Snag

Drug Maker Agrees to Pay $360 Million to Resolve Alleged Anti-Kickback Violations

Excluded Provider Sentenced to Over 9 Years After Disguising Ownership of Speech Therapy Companies

FDA to Modernize 510(k) Drug Approval Pathway

Grassley, Wyden Introduce Bill to Curb Drug Misclassifications

Hospitals Sue to Block Expansion of Site-Neutral Payments

Kentucky High Court Nixes Medical Review Panel Requirement in Malpractice Cases

Medtronic Agrees to Pay Over $50 Million to Settle Fraud Claims Against Subsidiaries

Most Hospitals See Value-Based Increase in Medicare Pay in FY 2019

Multi-State Lawsuit Filed Against EHR Companies for Data Breaches

OIG Reports $2.91 Billion in Expected Recoveries for FY 2018

OIG: 21% of Medicare Patients in Long-Term Care Hospitals Experience Serious Adverse Events

OIG: CMS Overpaid DMEPOS Suppliers $34 Million for Items Provided During Inpatient Stays

Pharmacist Draws 6 Year Sentence for Compounding Pharmacy Scheme

Physicians Group Agrees to OCR Settlement for Failing to Protect Patient Information
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Health Law Weekly Issue - December 07, 2018