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April 23, 2021
Health Law Weekly

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House Lawmakers Introduce Proposals to Curb Drug Pricing

Top Ten 2021: Vaccination Law in the Age of COVID-19 Podcast

Current Topics

Coronavirus Pandemic Hub

HHS Providing Nearly $150 Million in Grants to Health Center Look-Alikes to Boost COVID-19 Response

OIG Reminds Providers Not to Charge COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients

Fraud and Compliance

Comprehensive Pain Specialists and Physician Owners Agree to $4.1 Million Settlement of Fraud Allegations

Hospice Manager Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Prison for Role in $150 Million Fraud Scheme

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Reaches $2.6 Million FCA Settlement to Resolve Improper Billing Allegations

New York Pharmacy Owner Pleads Guilty to $6.5 million Medicare, Medicaid Fraud

Ninth Circuit Affirms Physician’s 71-Month Prison Sentence

Pain Management Physician Indicted on Charges of Improper Distribution of Controlled Substances, Fraud

Pain Management Practice and Owner Agree to $789,000 Settlement to Resolve Allegations of False Claims for Urine Drug Testing

Physician Agrees to $663,000 Settlement of False Billing Allegations

Sixth Circuit Says Whistleblower Retaliation Provision Applies to Post-Termination Actions

Sixth Defendant Sentenced in Massive Fraud Scheme

Government Reimbursement

Biden Administration Rescinds Approval of Texas Medicaid Demo Ten-Year Extension

Seventh Circuit Rejects MSP Action Against Auto Insurer, Cautions Debt Collector Plaintiffs About Future Lawsuits

Health Information

FCC Announces Application Window for $250 Million in Telehealth Program Funding

Health Insurance

CMS to Award $80 Million to Navigators for ACA Enrollment, Outreach

Senate Lawmakers Revive Measure to Allow Medicare Buy-in Option

Health Policy and Administration

HRSA Awards $12.7 Million to Address Rural Health Disparities

Labor and Employment

Eighth Circuit Rejects Former Medical Resident’s Age Discrimination Claim Against Hospital

House Clears Measure to Address Violence in Health Care Workplaces

Life Sciences

HHS Nixes Trump Administration Vaccine Injury Compensation Rule
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