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September 9, 2022
Health Law Weekly

Featured Articles

OIG Looks at Telehealth Beneficiary Usage and Provider Integrity During First Year of Pandemic

Partnership Strategies: The Prizes and Pitfalls of Mergers, Joint Ventures, and Flying Solo

Current Topics

Antitrust

FTC Appealing Illumina Win in Challenge to Grail Acquisition

U.S. Court in New York Rejects Safety Net Providers' Antitrust Action Against Drug Makers over 340B Discounts

Cybersecurity Hub

Third Circuit Revives Employee’s Data Breach Action After Sensitive Info Published on Dark Web

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Health Care Hub

CMS Asks for Feedback on Advancing Health Equity, Efficiency in Programs

Fraud and Compliance

Chiropractic Clinic, Owner Agree to Settle Charges of Improper Billing for Electro-Acupuncture Devices

DME Manufacturer Will Pay $24 Million to Resolve Fraud Allegations

Medical Technology Company President Convicted for Role in $77 Million COVID-19 and Allergy Testing Scheme

Nonprofit to Pay $850,000, Cease Operations over Medicaid Fraud Allegations

Ophthalmologist Agrees to $900k Settlement of Fraud Allegations

Physical Therapy Company, Owner Pay $400,000 to Resolve Charges of Submitting False Claims for Aquatic Therapy

Physician Assistant Indicted for Practicing with Suspended License

Plastic Surgeon Agrees to Pay $800,000 to Resolve Allegations of Inappropriate Billing

Government Reimbursement

Indiana, West Virginia Approved to Extend Medicaid Coverage for 12 Months Postpartum

Health Care Finance and Transactions

CVS Health to Acquire Home Health Company Signify Health for $8 Billion

Health Insurance

U.S. Court in Texas Rules for Religious Employer in Challenge to Coverage Mandate for HIV Preventative Drugs

U.S. Court in Utah Rejects ERISA Action Against United Behavioral Health over Residential Treatment Coverage Denials

Long Term Care

Administration Warns Nursing Homes About Illegal Debt Collection Practices

Patient Care Liability and Litigation

U.S. Court in Minnesota Tosses Action Against Walmart, Hy-Vee for Refusing to Fill Ivermectin, Hydroxychloroquine Prescriptions

Reproductive Health Law Hub

Judge Rules Michigan’s 1931 Abortion Ban Is Unconstitutional, Permanently Blocks Enforcement
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