Skip to Main Content
December 17, 2021
Health Law Weekly

Featured Articles

Administration Urges Supreme Court to Restore Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers

The Lighter Side of Health Law—December 2021

Current Topics

Coronavirus Pandemic Hub

HHS Announces $9 Billion in COVID Relief Funds; Updates Terms and Conditions of Payments

Seventh Circuit Says Business Interruptions Policies Did Not Cover COVID-Related Losses

Fraud and Compliance

Vascular Surgeon Settles Alleged Health Care Fraud Claims for $3.7 Million

Compounding Pharmacy Owner Gets Three Years in Prison for Fraud, Tax Evasion

OIG Allows Use of Online Platform for Home-Based Providers Who Pay “Per-Click”

OIG Plans Reports on Telehealth, Health Disparities, Behavioral Health

Pharmacist and Two Pharmacies Agree to $1 Million Fraud Settlement

Pharmacy, Owner Agree to $1 Million Medicare Fraud Settlement

Physician Pleads Guilty to Making False Statement Related to Health Care

Physician Settles Allegations of Overprescribing Opioids

Physician, Medical Device Maker Agree to $4.2 Million Settlement of Kickback Allegations

Physician, Medical Practice to Pay $375,000 to Resolve Allegations of P-Stim Device Fraud

Suboxone Clinic Medical Director Sentenced for Unlawful Dispensing of Controlled Substances

U.S. Court in Tennessee Dismisses Certain Fraud Charges as Time Barred

Woman Sentenced to Home Detention for Kickback Scheme

Government Reimbursement

CMS Should Expand IRF Transfer Payment Policy to Home Health Care, OIG Says

Eighth Circuit Refuses to Declare Medicare Payment Suspension Violated Provider's Constitutional Rights

OIG: Few Medicare Beneficiaries Receiving Medication to Treat Opioid Use Disorder

Health Policy and Administration

CMS Urges Hospitals to Implement Patient Safety Best Practices for Maternity Care

National Health Spending Up 9.7% in 2020 with Additional Federal Outlays for COVID

Labor and Employment

EEOC Offers Guidance to Employers on COVID-19 Disability Status

Medical Staff, Credentialing, and Peer Review

DC Circuit Affirms HHS Decision to Deny Reconsideration to Physician Seeking Review of NPDB Report

Current Issue
Health Law Weekly Issue - December 17, 2021