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May 24, 2019

Health Law Weekly

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Caremark to Settle Class Action Alleging Unauthorized HIV Disclosures

CMS Weighing Options for Covering Expensive New Treatments

Federal Courts Enjoin Two Compounding Pharmacies for Distributing Adulterated Drugs

HHS Issues Proposed Rule on ACA Nondiscrimination Provision

HHS Spring Regulatory Agenda Indicates Stark, AKS Proposals Slated for July Release

Home Health Care Agency Owners Sentenced for Medicare Fraud Scheme

House Leaders Ask for Comments on Draft Measure Capping Medicare Part D Out-of-Pocket Costs

Louisiana Physician Will Serve Three Years in Prison for Fraudulent Billing

Medical Records Company Reaches HIPAA Settlement with OCR, States

Merck Announced $1 Billion Acquisition of Biopharmaceutical Company

Michigan Physician Admits to $2.5 Million Medicare Scam

More States, Cities Sue to Block Final Conscience Rule

Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to Over Six Years for Fraud, Opioid Prescribing

OIG: Full Potential of Health Information Exchange Unrealized Among ACOs Using Health IT

Podiatrist Draws Two-Year Prison Term for Medicare Fraud

SCOTUS Revives Preemption Issue for Failure-to-Warn Claims Against Merck over Fosamax Labeling

Seventh Circuit Rejects Discrimination Action, Finds Physician Was Not Hospital Employee

Sweeping Bipartisan Legislation Taking Aim at Health Care Costs Introduced in Senate

Texas Physician Agrees to $118,000 Medicare Fraud Settlement

U.S. Court in New Hampshire Tosses Suspended Physician’s Breach of Contract Claims

U.S. Court in Ohio Says CVS Must Face Negligence Action for Dispensing Wrong Rx Drug

Vermont Supreme Court Recognizes Private of Action for Unauthorized Disclosure of Treatment Information
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