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August 6, 2021
Health Law Weekly

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AHLA Convener on Racial Disparities in Health Care, Part 3: Equity in COVID Vaccine Distribution

Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce Bill to Amend the False Claims Act

  • Scott R. Grubman, Chilivis Grubman

Final Rule Includes $2.3 Billion Medicare Payment Bump for Hospitals in FY 2022

Current Topics

Antitrust

FTC Drops Reverse-Payment Claim Against AbbVie Ending Antitrust Lawsuit

Fraud and Compliance

Feds Join Whistleblower Actions Against Kaiser Permanente Alleging Medicare Advantage Fraud

Former Pain Clinic CEO Agrees to Lifetime Ban from Federal Programs

Health Clinic, CEO Reach $130,000 FCA Settlement of Improper Opioid Prescribing Allegations

Mail-Order Diabetic Testing Supplier to Pay $160 Million to Resolve False Claims, Kickback Allegations

Nurse Practitioners Draw Prison Sentences for Medicare Fraud Scheme

Provider May Offer Free Dental Services to Indigent Medicaid Residents of Nursing Facilities, OIG Says

U.S. Court in Illinois Again Tosses Whistleblower Action Alleging Bad Debt Reimbursement Scheme

Government Reimbursement

CMS Moves to Reinstate Third-Party Medicaid Payments for Certain Home Health Workers

Health Insurance

CMS Touts Marketplace Premium Savings with American Rescue Plan Act Subsidies

U.S. Court in Arizona Dismisses Out-of-Network Provider’s ERISA Action Against Cigna Healthcare

U.S. Court in New York Rejects Health System’s Bid to Recover COVID-Related Losses from Insurers

Patient Care Liability and Litigation

Sixth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of EMTALA, ACA Anti-Discrimination Claims
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