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July 14, 2023

Health Law Weekly

Featured Articles

C-Suite Roundtable: Health Care Workforce Issues and Strategies

FTC’s Proposed New HSR Regulations: “Need to Know” Keys for Health System Leadership and In-House Counsel

Key Takeaways from the SuperValu Case and Implications for the False Claims Act

Current Topics

Antitrust

European Commission Fines Illumina €432 Million for Closing Grail Merger

Fraud and Compliance

Behavioral Health Provider to Pay $4.6 Million to Resolve Allegations of Improper Medicaid Billing

Diversicare, Two Therapy Assistants Settle FCA Allegations for More Than $1.3 Million

Doctor, Medical Practice Will Pay Nearly $11.4 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations

OIG Says Online Health Care Directory Used to Book Medical Appointments Wouldn’t Trigger Sanctions

Government Reimbursement

CMS Aims to Boost Access to Mental Health Care, Improve Price Transparency in Proposed Medicare Hospital Payment Rule

CMS Issues Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule with Payment Rate Cut

CMS Proposes Returning $9 Billion to 340B Hospitals

Group Seeks to Block Medicare Home Health Payment Cuts

Second Circuit Rejects Medical Biller’s Third-Party Claim Against MAC for Lack of Jurisdiction

Health Information

U.S. Court in California Holds Health System Implementing Meaningful Use Not a Federal Officer for Removal Purposes

U.S. Court in California Rejects Class Action Against Hospital over Alleged Website Disclosures Via Meta Pixel

Health Insurance

Administration Issues New FAQs on No Surprises Act, Transparency in Coverage Rules

HHS Issues First Report on No Surprises Act Impact

Proposal to Amend Mental Health Parity Rules at OMB

Health Policy and Administration

Proposed Rule Would Expand Nondiscrimination Protections in HHS-Funded Programs and Services

Life Sciences

FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill

Reproductive Health Law Hub

Lawsuit Seeks to Block Iowa’s Newly Enacted Abortion Ban

U.S. Court in Texas Won't Dismiss Challenge to Administration's Pharmacy Guidance on Abortion Medication

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Health Law Weekly Issue - July 14, 2023