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July 12, 2019
Health Law Weekly

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2018 Open Payments Data Show $9.35 Billion in Transactions

Administration Overhauls Payment for Kidney Care

Administration Shelves Drug Rebate Proposal

Ambulance Company Owners Agree to $459,000 Settlement, Exclusion for Medicare Fraud

Anesthesiologist Indicted for Telemedicine Fraud Consipracy

CMS Approves Minnesota, Nebraska Medicaid Waivers to Expand Substance Use Disorder Treatment

CMS Issues FAQs to Help Clarify EMTALA Obligations for Psychiatric Hospitals

CMS Launches New Strategy for Medicaid Access Monitoring

CMS Proposes $250 Million Bump in Medicare Payments for Home Health Agencies

CMS Proposes Bundled Payment Model for Radiation Oncology

Encompass Health to Pay $48 Million to Resolve FCA Actions Alleging Inpatient Rehab Facilities Defrauded Medicare

Energy and Commerce Panel Clears Measure to Curb Surprise Medical Bills

FCC Proposes $100 Million Pilot Program to Help Expand Telehealth Services

Florida Marketer Found Guilty in $2.2 Million Medicare Kickback Scheme

HHS Agrees to Four-Month Delay of Health Care Conscience Rule, According to Court Filings

Lab Owner Handed Prison Term for Illegal Kickbacks

Medicare to Cover Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

MedPAC Recommends Eliminating Incident to Billing for Midlevel Providers

OIG Finds Hospice Deficiencies Could Pose Risks to Medicare Beneficiaries

OIG Finds Opioid Use Among Part D Beneficiaries Decreasing

One in Four Hospitals Not Complying with Leapfrog Group’s Never Events Protocol

Substance Abuse Treatment Center Owner Pleads Guilty in Lab Testing Scheme

Surgeon Charged in $60 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

U.S. Court in D.C. Nixes Rule Requiring List Prices in Drug Ads

U.S. Court in Florida Finds ERISA Preempts Hospital Payment Claims

When Compliance Oversight Fails

Wisconsin Community Services to Pay Nearly $540,000 After Voluntary Disclosure of Medicare, Medicaid False Billings
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