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September 1, 2023
Health Law Weekly

Featured Articles

Proposed Rule Would Set Minimum Staffing Requirements for Nursing Homes

Value-Based Arrangements and Navigating the Fraud and Abuse Laws

Current Topics

Antitrust

Amgen Agrees to Settle FTC and State Challenges to Horizon Therapeutics Acquisition

Behavioral Health

Administration Devotes $450 Million to Help Combat Overdose Epidemic

Opioid Reversal Drug Narcan Available Over-the-Counter in September, Manufacturer Says

Dispute Resolution

U.S. Court in New Mexico Agrees to Compel Arbitration in Wrongful Death Action Against Assisted Living Facility

Fraud and Compliance

California Provider Agrees to $5 Million Settlement of Medicaid Fraud Allegations

DME Company Operators Arrested in Alleged Wheelchair Fraud Scheme

Doctor Admits to Using Unapproved “Botox”

Home Health Agency Owner Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fund Fraud

Lincare Holdings Agrees to Pay $29 Million to Resolve Allegations of Overbilling Medicare for Oxygen Equipment

Pain Management Physician Agrees to $6.5 Million False Claims Settlement

Physician Handed Seven Years in Prison for Health Care Fraud

Substance Abuse Counselor Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud Scheme

Third Circuit Again Revives Whistleblower Action Against New Jersey Hospice Citing “Materiality” Dispute

Government Reimbursement

CMS Tells States They May Be Improperly Disenrolling Children from Medicaid, CHIP

Final Rule Requires State Reporting of Quality Measures for Medicaid and CHIP

HHS Unveils Ten Drugs Selected for Medicare Price Negotiation Program

Health Insurance

U.S. Court in Texas Again Sides with Providers in Challenge to Rate Calculations Under No Surprises Act Rule

Patient Care Liability and Litigation

New Jersey Home Health Care Provider Settles HIV Discrimination Allegations

Reproductive Health Law Hub

U.S. Court in West Virginia Largely Rejects Generic Drug Maker’s Challenge to State’s Abortion Ban
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Health Law Weekly Issue - September 1, 2023