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June 28, 2024
Health Law Weekly

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The Lighter Side of Health Law – June 2024

U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Chevron Deference

U.S. Supreme Court Permits Emergency Abortion Care in Idaho for Now, But Uncertainty About EMTALA’s Reach Remains

Women’s Health Watch: Recent Litigation and the Comstock Act

Current Topics

Fraud and Compliance

Dental Clinic Operator Gets 10 Years in Prison for $6 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme

Doctor Convicted for Unlawful Opioid Prescribing

Hospice Agrees to $1.4 Million Settlement of Kickback Allegations

Hospice Owner Sentenced to Six Years for Admitting Non-Terminal Patients

Medical Centers, Physicians Group Agree to $15 Million Settlement of Concurrent Surgeries Allegations

Multi-Agency National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action Takes Down 193 Defendants

Neurologist and Pain Management Physician Agrees to Resolve Fraud, Controlled Substances Act Allegations

Nonprofit Health Care Entities Agree to Settle Allegations of Improper Mental Health Services Billing

Nurse Charged with Falsifying Medical Records After Resident Fall

Nurse Practitioner Group, Owners Agree to Almost $2 Million Settlement of Fraud Allegations

OptumRx to Pay $20 Million for Allegedly Improperly Filling Opioid Prescriptions

Owners of Holistic Health Care Center Charged with Fraud Scheme

Pharmacy Owner Handed Eight Years in Prison for False Claims, Money Laundering Scheme

Physician Agrees to $630k Settlement of False Claims Allegations

Podiatrist Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for $4 Million Foot Bath Fraud Scheme

Government Reimbursement

CMS Announces 64 Prescription Drugs Flagged for Medicare Rebates

CMS Proposes $170 Million Bump in Medicare Payments for Dialysis Facilities in 2025

Home Health Agencies Facing $280 Million Medicare Pay Cut in 2025 Under Proposed Rule

Health Information

HHS Finalizes Rule on Provider Disincentives for Health Information Blocking

Health Insurance

Fifth Circuit Ends Nationwide Injunction of ACA Preventative Services Coverage Requirements for Now

Life Sciences

FDA Details Diversity Action Plan Requirements for Clinical Trials in Draft Guidance

U.S. Supreme Court Nixes Purdue Pharma’s $6 Billion Opioid Settlement in Bankruptcy Plan

Reproductive Health Law Hub

Michigan Judge Enjoins Mandatory 24-Hour Waiting Period, Other Abortion Regulations

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