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May 3, 2019
Health Law Weekly

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3M to Acquire Wound Care Company

AHA Urges DOJ to Scrutinize Centene-WellCare Deal

CBO Projects Increase in Uninsured over Next Decade

CBO Says Move to Single-Payer Health Care System Could Be Disruptive

CMS Asking States for Ideas on ACA Waivers

CMS Continues Efforts to Improve Oversight of Accrediting Organizations

CMS Moves to Spur Transformative Medical Technologies

CMS Scraps Certain Third-Party Medicaid Provider Payments

DOL Offers Guidance on Association Health Plans in Wake of Court Ruling

Drug Company to Pay $17.5 Million to Resolve Allegations of Patient, Physician Kickbacks

Federal Government, 18 States Urge Fifth Circuit to Strike ACA

Former Hospital CEO Agrees to $3.46 Million Fraud Settlement

HHS Drug Rebate Proposal Would Increase Premiums, Federal Spending, CBO Says

HHS Lowers CMP Cap Amounts for Different Types of HIPAA Violations

Home Health Companies to Pay $10 Million for Alleged Medicaid Billing Fraud in Massachusetts

House Judiciary Panel Clears Measures to Lower Drug Prices

House Panel Advances Appropriations Bill That Increases Funding for HHS

Illinois Appeals Court Revives False Imprisonment Claim Against Hospital That Detained Patient for Mental Health Evaluation

Insys Execs Found Guilty of Racketeering in Connection with Opioid Drug

Medical Clinic Owner Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Prison for Fraud Scheme

Nebraska Supreme Court Says Written Informed Consent Not Required

Ninth Circuit Affirms Hospice Doctor’s Fraud Conviction, But Finds Sentence Problematic

OCR Issues Final Conscience Rule

Protecting Employees from Sexual Harassment by Patients: Health Care Providers’ Obligations in the #MeToo Era

U.S. Court in California Tosses Dialysis Providers’ Claims Against Employer Plan

U.S. Court in Louisiana Dismisses FCA Retaliation Claims with Leave to Amend

U.S. Court in New Jersey Allows Implied False Certification Claim Based on Drug in DRG Bundle
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