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September 18, 2020
Health Law Weekly

Featured Articles

CMS Finalizes New Mandatory Payment Model for Kidney Care

CMS Rolls Out Value-Based Payment Model for Cancer Care

COVID-19 Updates and Developments (Week of September 14)

Current Topics

Fraud and Compliance

Louisiana Prosthetic Supplier Will Pay $1.6 Million to Resolve Claims of Improper Medicare Billing

Scripps Research Institute to Pay $10 Million for Alleged Improper Federal Grant Charges

U.S. Court in Illinois Tosses Whistleblower Action Alleging Bad Debt Reimbursement Scheme

U.S. Court in South Dakota Holds Neurosurgeon Must Face Whistleblower Claims Alleging AKS Violations

Government Reimbursement

CMS Accepting Applicants for New Rural Health Care Payment Model

CMS Announces New Start Date for Emergency Ambulance Services Payment Model

CMS Announces Rural Health Payment Model in Pennsylvania

CMS Guidance Promotes Value-Based Care in Medicaid

CMS Issues Proposed Changes to MA Risk Adjustment Model for 2022

CMS Releases Updated Medicaid/CHIP Data

CMS Shelves Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Proposed Rule

Medicare ACOs Saved Program Record $1.19 Billion in 2019, CMS Says

Health Information

OCR Announces Five More Settlements in HIPAA Right of Access Probe

U.S. Court in Illinois Tosses Patient Data Privacy Suit

Health Insurance

GAO “Secret Shopper” Probe Uncovers Potentially Misleading Information on Coverage of ACA Exempt Plans

U.S. Court in Utah Says Insurer Must Face ERISA, Parity Act Claims for Denial of Mental Health Coverage

Health Policy and Administration

HHS Awards $25 Million to Combat Opioid Crisis in Rural Communities

Life Sciences

Trump Issues Executive Order to Tie Medicare Drug Prices to International Benchmarks
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