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February 25, 2022
Health Law Weekly

Featured Articles

CMS Overhauls Direct Contracting Payment Model

The Lighter Side of Health Law—February 2022

Top Ten 2022: Behavioral Health Transactions Outlook

Current Topics

Antitrust

DOJ Moves to Block UnitedHealth Group’s Bid to Acquire Change Healthcare

Coronavirus Pandemic Hub

HHS to Distribute $560 Million in COVID Relief Funds to Providers

Ninth Circuit Agrees COVID-19 Negligence Action Against Nursing Homes Belongs in State Court

U.S. Court in Nevada Says Claims Based on Social Distancing Failures Not Covered Under PREP Act

Fraud and Compliance

Diagnostic Testing Company to Pay $140K to Resolve Allegations of Improper Billing

DME Company Owner Sentenced to over Four Years in Prison for Fraud Scheme

Florida Man Sentenced for Role in Multi-Million-Dollar DME Fraud Scheme

Pain Management Practice Owner Sentenced to Prison in Subsys Kickback Scheme

Pakistani Man Draws 12-Year Prison Sentence, Ordered to Pay $48 Million in Restitution for Health Care Fraud

Psychiatric Practice, Owner Pay $310K for Employing "Excluded" Individual

Government Reimbursement

CMS Shelves ACO Transformation Track in Rural Health Care Payment Model

Health Insurance

Fifth Circuit Certifies Question to Texas High Court on Emergency Care Providers’ Lawsuit Against Insurers

U.S. Court in Texas Nixes No Surprises Act Dispute Resolution Regulation

Life Sciences

FDA Proposes to Align Device Quality Requirements with International Standard

Medical Staff, Credentialing, and Peer Review

Indiana Appeals Court Finds Hospital Immune from Contract Claims Under HCQIA

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Health Law Weekly Issue - February 25, 2022