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September 2, 2022
Health Law Weekly

Featured Articles

After Dobbs: The Impact on Providers and Women’s Health

CMS Issues Proposal to Streamline Medicaid, CHIP Enrollment

Current Topics

Antitrust

Illumina Reports Win in FTC Challenge to Grail Acquisition

Dispute Resolution

California Appeals Court Says Advance Directive Does Not Confer Authority on Agent to Bind Resident to Arbitration

Fraud and Compliance

California Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Lab Referral Scheme Involving Genetic Testing

Centene Will Pay $19 Million to Resolve Medicaid Fraud Allegations

Device Manufacturer Agrees to $786,000 Settlement of Fraud Allegations

DME Manufacturer to Pay $2.25 Million to Resolve FCA, Kickback Allegations

Doctor Sentenced to Year in Prison for Health Care Fraud

Eleventh Circuit Rejects FCA Retaliation Claim Against IRF

Florida Chiropractor Draws Four-Year Prison Sentence for Health Care Fraud Scheme

Florida Lab Owner Charged in $53 Million Genetic Cancer Screening Testing Scheme

Novo Nordisk to Pay $6.3 Million to Resolve FCA Allegations

U.S. Court in Illinois Dismisses Claims Alleging Nursing Home Operator’s Improper Distribution of Pain Medications Violated FCA

U.S. Court in Missouri Boots FCA Claims Alleging MA Marketing Scheme

Whistleblower Urges Court to Reject Government’s Belated Dismissal of FCA Action

Government Reimbursement

Medicare ACOs Saved Program $1.66 Billion in 2021, CMS Says

Health Information

FTC Sues Data Broker over Sale of Mobile Geolocation Data

Health Insurance

CMS to Invest Nearly $100 Million in Navigators to Help Boost ACA Sign-ups

Labor and Employment

D.C. Circuit Rejects Unions’ Bid to Require Permanent OSHA Rule for Protecting Health Care Workers from COVID-19

Life Sciences

FDA Unveils New Overdose Prevention Framework

Florida Suing FDA over Delay of State’s Drug Importation Program

New Hampshire Reaches $40.5 Million Opioid Settlement with Johnson & Johnson

SAMHSA Awarding $79.1 million for Overdose Prevention

Long Term Care

Nursing Facilities May Seek Waiver of Training Requirements for Aides, CMS Says

Patient Care Liability and Litigation

Fifth Circuit Affirms Permanent Injunction for Religious Medical Providers in Challenge over ACA Nondiscrimination Rule
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