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December 13, 2024

Health Law Weekly

Featured Articles

Fulfilling the Promise of Parity

Top Ten IRS Audit Risks for Nonprofit Health Care Organizations

What Does a Second Trump Administration Mean for Health Care?

Current Topics

Antitrust

Federal Court Gives Preliminary Approval to Blue Cross Blue Shield $2.8 Billion Antitrust Settlement

Coronavirus Pandemic Hub

HHS Extends PREP Act Immunity for COVID Vaccines Through 2029

Fraud and Compliance

California Hospital to Pay $10.25 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations

Former Nursing Facility Worker Pleads Guilty in “Ghost” Employee Fraud Scheme

Home Health Agency Owner Draws Two Years in Prison for Medicare Fraud Scheme

Home Health Company, Owners Agree to Settle Medicaid Fraud Allegations

Nurse Practitioner to Pay $90K to Resolve Allegations of Improper Controlled Substances Prescriptions

OIG Issues Special Fraud Alert on Certain MA Marketing Arrangements

Physician Agrees to Almost $1 Million Resolution of Neurostimulator Implantation Fraud Allegations

Telemarketer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Massive Medicare Fraud Scheme

Government Reimbursement

Ninth Circuit Nixes Low Wage Index Hospital Rule

Health Information

Children’s Hospital Draws $548,265 Penalty for HIPAA Violations

Health Care Clearinghouse Pays $250,000 to Resolve Potential HIPAA Violations

ONC Finalizes Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement Provisions in HIT-2 Rule

Health Insurance

U.S. Court in North Dakota Enjoins Rule Extending ACA Health Care Coverage to DACA Recipients

Life Sciences

Biotech CEOs Convicted in Securities Fraud Scheme Related to Pending Drug Approvals

Ohio Supreme Court Rejects Public Nuisance Claims in Opioid Lawsuits Against Walgreens, CVS, and Walmart

U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Review Arkansas Law Protecting Use of Contract Pharmacies for 340B Drugs

Medical Staff, Credentialing, and Peer Review

Ohio Supreme Court Orders Another Look at Whether Peer Review Privilege Shielded Residency File

Patient Care Liability and Litigation

MultiCare Health Systems Reaches Settlement with OCR over Alleged Civil Rights Violations Involving Patients Who Are Disabled

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Health Law Weekly Issue - December 13, 2024