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April 28, 2023
Health Law Weekly

Featured Articles

Significant New Congressional Focus on Hospital Tax-Exempt Status

  • Michael W. Peregrine, McDermott Will & Emery LLP

The Lighter Side of Health Law – April 2023

Current Topics

Fraud and Compliance

Dentist and Hygienist Charged in Medicaid Fraud Scheme

DME Company to Pay $5.3 Million to Resolve False Billing Allegations

Former Owner of Ophthalmology Chain to Pay $1.1 Million to Resolve FCA Allegations

Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital Settles Allegations of Improper Admissions

Neurosurgeon Agrees to $1.1 Million Settlement to Resolve Allegations of Billing for Unnecessary Procedures

OIG Says Proposed Modifications to Charitable Organization’s Program to Purchase and Forgive Medical Debt Doesn’t Alter Risk Analysis

Pain Management Clinic Owner Pleads Guilty in Kickback Scheme

Pharmacist Handed 17 Years in Prison for Opioid Diversion Fraud Scheme

Two Florida Doctors Sentenced to Prison for DME Fraud

U.S. Court in Illinois Largely Upholds Judgment Against Eli Lilly in Medicaid Rebate Fraud Whistleblower Action

Government Reimbursement

CMS Proposes National Standards to Improve Medicaid Access, Transparency

PRRB/CMS Administrator Update

Health Information

OIG Offers Telehealth Toolkit to Help Flag Program Integrity Risks

U.S. Court in Florida Rejects Plaintiff’s Motion to Dismiss Data-Sharing Class Action Removed to Federal Court

Health Insurance

First Circuit Upholds Dismissal of ERISA Action Against Third-Party Administrator, Finds Fiduciary Status Lacking

HHS Unveils Proposed Rule Extending Health Care Coverage to DACA Recipients

Life Sciences

Senate HELP Panel Reaches Bipartisan Deal on Drug Price Legislation

Medical Staff, Credentialing, and Peer Review

New York Appeals Court Upholds Revocation of NXIVM Physician’s License to Practice Medicine

Reproductive Health Law Hub

U.S. Court in West Virginia Refuses to Stay Generic Drug Maker’s Challenge to Abortion Ban

Washington Enacts Sweeping Measures Aimed at Protecting Access to Reproductive, Gender-Affirming Health Care
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