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October 2, 2020

Health Law Weekly

Featured Articles

COVID-19 Updates and Developments (Week of September 28)

Lawmakers Introduce the SAFE DATA Act

Professional Development in a Crisis

Current Topics

Fraud and Compliance

Addiction Recovery Physician Pays $530,000 to Resolve False Billing Allegations

Eye Doctor to Pay $3 Million to Resolve Allegations of Medically Unnecessary Services

Husband and Wife Indicted for Defrauding Medicare for Non-Invasive Cardiac Studies

Nationwide Takedown Ensnares 345 Defendants for Alleged $6 Billion in Fraud Schemes

Psychiatrist, Business Partner Indicted for Alleged Lab Testing Scam

Radiology Center Pays $501,000 Fraud Settlement of Improper Billing Allegations

Two Individuals Agree to Plead Guilty in Multi-Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Involving DME

Government Reimbursement

CMS Unveils Hospital Price Transparency Website

Eleventh Circuit Says MAO Contractors Can Pursue Double Damages Under MSP Act

Fifth Circuit Says Medicare Recoupment Before ALJ Hearing Not a Due Process Violation

First Circuit Rejects Bid to Require Medicare to Cover Drug That Treats Iron Deficiency

U.S. Court in Alabama Upholds Revocation of Medicare Billing Privileges and Three-Year Reenrollment Ban

Health Information

Anthem Reaches $39.5 Million Multi-State Data Breach Settlement

Data Breach Results in $6.85 Million HIPAA Settlement for Premera Blue Cross

Long Term Care

OIG: States Continue to Lag in Timely Investigation of Serious Nursing Home Complaints

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Health Law Weekly Issue - October 2,, 2020