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July 9, 2021
Health Law Weekly

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Conversations with Health Law Leaders Podcast: Social Determinants of Health

Fifth Circuit Affirms Government’s Dismissal of Whistleblower Action

Current Topics

Coronavirus Pandemic Hub

Eighth Circuit Says Business Interruptions Policy Did Not Cover Iowa Dental Clinic’s COVID-Related Losses

Fraud and Compliance

Alere Reaches $38.75 Million FCA Settlement Involving Allegedly Defective Diagnostic Devices

Avanos Medical to Pay $22 Million to Resolve Charge of Fraudulent Misbranding Surgical Gowns

Lab CEO Charged for Alleged Role in Medicare Fraud Scheme Involving Genetic Testing

Nursing Facility Operator Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Medicaid Fraud

Ohio Health System to Pay $21 Million over Alleged Improper Payments to Referring Physicians

OIG Rules out Sanctions for Proposal to Incentivize Medigap Policyholders to Use Preferred Hospital

Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Won’t Risk Sanctions with Travel, Lodging Assistance for Patients Prescribed One-Time Gene Therapy, OIG Says

Philadelphia Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities Charged with Medicaid Fraud

Rehabilitation Therapy Providers Reach $8.4 Million Settlement of Alleged False Claims

St. Jude Agrees to $27 Million Settlement for Allegedly Selling Defective Heart Devices

U.S. Court in Mississippi Allows Whistleblower Action Against Hospice Alleging Ineligible Patient Billings

Government Reimbursement

House Democrats Introduce Bill to Add Dental, Vision, and Hearing Coverage to Medicare

Supreme Court to Review Challenge to State Medicaid Recoupment of Medical Expenses from Tort Recovery

Supreme Court to Review Decision Invalidating HHS Rule That Changed DSH Calculation

Supreme Court to Weigh Medicare Reimbursement Cuts for 340B Drugs

Life Sciences

15 States Sign on to Deal with Purdue Pharma over Opioid Litigation

Patient Care Liability and Litigation

Supreme Court to Consider Availability of Emotional Distress Damages Under Federal Anti-Discrimination Laws

Supreme Court Will Consider Disability Discrimination Claim Against CVS over HIV Meds
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