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December 6, 2019
Health Law Weekly

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Arkansas Appeals Court Sides with Staffing Company in Counterclaim Against Terminated Physician

CMS Details Direct Contracting Model Options

CMS Reports Uptick in 2018 Health Care Spending

Doctor Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Fraud Scheme

Failure to Properly Report PHI Breach Triggers $2.175 Million Settlement

Fifth Circuit Tosses Whistleblower Action Alleging Hospital Misrepresented Ownership

Florida Appeals Court Says Nurse Due Administrative Hearing on License Revocation for Kickback Conviction

Generic Drug Company to Pay $3 Million to Resolve Price-Fixing, FCA Allegations

Hospitals Move to Block New Price Transparency Requirements

Husband and Wife Pharmacy Owners Handed Prison Time for Fraud Scheme

IRS Gives Employers More Time to Comply with ACA Reporting

Lab Agrees to Pay Almost $27 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations

Lab Owner Charged in $127 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

Lawsuit Challenges Michigan Work Requirement

New York Ophthalmologist Indicted on Fraud Charges

Novartis to Acquire the Medicines Company in $9.7 Billion Deal

OIG Reports More Than $5 Billion in Expected Investigative Recoveries for FY 2019

OIG: Hospitals Received $500 Million in Excessive Outlier Payments over Four Years

Pharmacy Owner Pleads Guilty to Prior Authorization Fraud Scheme

Physician, Nurse Admit to Roles in Kickback Scheme Involving Insys Therapeutics

Senate Panel Greenlights Hahn’s Nomination for FDA Commissioner

Sixth Circuit Invalidates Billing Threshold for Enhanced Medicaid Payments

U.S. Court in Pennsylvania Grants Government’s Motion to Dismiss Whistleblower Action

U.S. Court in Pennsylvania Refuses to Reinstate PACE Provider Pending Hearing
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