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May 8, 2020

Health Law Weekly

Featured Articles

Antitrust for Collaborations and Transactions in the Time of COVID-19

COVID-19: Updates and Developments (Week of May 4)

Department of Justice Launches National Nursing Home Initiative

Devil Is in the Details: Staying Compliant While Accepting New HHS Distributions

Current Topics

Antitrust

AbbVie’s $63 Billion Acquisition of Allergan Wins FTC Nod with Divestitures

Apotex to Pay $24.1 Million to Resolve Price-Fixing Allegations

Fraud and Compliance

Florida Man Pleads Guilty in $4.6 Million Genetic Testing Scheme

Lexington Podiatry Practice Paying $750,000 to Resolve Fraud Allegations

Pain Clinic, Physician Agree to $1.35 Million Settlement of Kickback Allegations

Physician Faces False Claims Charges for Kickback Scheme

Physician Pleads Guilty to “Pill Mill” Scheme, Health Care Fraud

Substance Abuse Treatment Provider to Pay $295,000 to Resolve Allegations of Improper Billing

Treatment Facility Owner Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud

Government Reimbursement

Ninth Circuit Invalidates HHS Rule Changing DSH Adjustment Calculation

OIG Identifies $11.7 Million in Improper Payments to Hospital Outpatient Providers

Health Insurance

HHS Finalizes ACA Exchange Rule

Long Term Care

U.S. Court in Arkansas Gives Nursing Home Plaintiffs More Time to Implement Rule on Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements

Medical Staff, Credentialing, and Peer Review

Ohio Appeals Court Says Hospital Didn’t Violate Bylaws by Terminating Physician Without a Hearing

Patient Care Liability and Litigation

Tennessee Supreme Court Holds Hospitals Subject to Consumer Protection Claim for Business Practices

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