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October 30, 2020
Health Law Weekly

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Behavioral Health Enforcement and Compliance Insights from the 2020 National Health Care Fraud and Opioid Takedown

  • Christianna L. Finnern, Winthrop & Weinstine PA

COVID-19 Updates and Developments (Week of October 26)

Current Topics

Fraud and Compliance

Pharmacy Owner Handed 2.5-Year Prison Sentence for Health Care Fraud

Fifth Circuit Affirms Convictions of Four Physicians, Biller for Home Health Care Fraud

Lab Agrees to $1.2 Million Settlement of False Billing Allegations

Medtronic to Pay More Than $9 Million to Settle Kickback Allegations

Pharma CEO Receives Jail Time for Distributing Misbranded Opioid Product

Pharmacist Sentenced for Using Fake Prescriptions to Obtain Opioids and Drugs Intended to Treat COVID-19

U.S. Court in Nevada Nixes Whistleblower Action Against Critical Access Hospital But Grants Leave to Amend

Government Reimbursement

CMS Moves to Streamline Coverage, Payment of New DMEPOS

Medicare Home Health Payments to Increase $390 Million in 2021

Sixth Circuit Says DAB Must Reconsider Basis for Upholding CMP

Health Information

Aetna to Pay OCR $1 Million Settlement Following Data Breaches

ONC Delays Compliance Dates for Information Blocking Rule

Health Insurance

CMS Finalizes Rule on Insurer Price Transparency

Life Sciences

U.S. Court in Missouri Denies Lab Injunctive Relief from CLIA Certificate Suspension

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