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February 21, 2020

Health Law Weekly

Current Topics

Fraud and Abuse

Fifth Circuit Finds Lab, Owner Defrauded Medicare for Travel Reimbursement

First Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Whistleblower Action Against PharMerica, Finds Whistleblower Was Original Source

Home Health Company Employee Found Guilty for Role in $7 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

Nursing Facility Operator to Pay $15 Million to Resolve FCA Allegations of Medically Unnecessary Therapy

U.S. Court in Texas Allows Overbilling, Upcoding Allegations to Proceed

Labor and Employment

Tenth Circuit Rules Health Care Staffing Company Doesn’t Have to Pay In-Home Companions Overtime

Life Sciences

New Mexico Legislature Clears Measure to Allow Drug Importation from Canada

Patient Care Liability and Litigation

U.S. Court in California Narrows Physician’s Action Against Rite Aid

U.S. Court in Puerto Rico Finds No EMTALA Violation After Discharge of Uninsured Patient

Other News

CMS Proposes Three-Year Extension of Payment Model for Joint Replacements

OIG Flags Misuse of Medicare Part D Eligibility Verification System

What Health Care Response Teams Need to Know About Ransomware

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Health Law Weekly Issue - February 21, 2020