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April 7, 2023

Health Law Weekly

Featured Articles

Final Rule Looks to Increase Access, Expand Protections for MA, Part D Beneficiaries

Health Care Intellectual Property: Strategies for Hospitals and Health Systems

Telehealth and Remote Care After the Public Health Emergency

Current Topics

Antitrust

FTC Orders Illumina to Divest Grail Citing Likely Competitive Harm

Fraud and Compliance

Diabetes Blood Test Distributor Agrees to Pay $195,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

DME Fraudster Sentenced to Nine Years for Role in International Health Care Fraud Scheme

Former Physician Gets 15 Years in Prison for Medically Unnecessary Prescriptions

Genotox Labs Agrees to Pay $5.9 Million to Settle Health Care Fraud Allegations

Hospital System, Physicians Pay Over $69 Million to Resolve Alleged Stark, AKS Violations

Nurse Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for $12 Million False Billing Scheme

Pharmacist Agrees to Almost $4 Million Fraud Settlement

Physician Found Guilty of Fraud, Controlled Substances Act Violations

Physician, Nurse Handed Prison Terms for Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

Second Circuit Nixes Whistleblower Action Against Oncology Provider Under Public Disclosure Bar

Three Former Executives for Magellan Diagnostics Charged with Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, and FDA Violations for Concealing Lead Test Malfunctions

Government Reimbursement

CMS Finalizes MA Payment Bump of 3.32% in 2024

CMS Proposes 1.9% Payment Increase for Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities

CMS Proposes 3.7% Payment Hike for IRFs in FY 2024

CMS Would Update Hospice Payments by 2.8% Under Proposed Rule

Nursing Homes See Payment Boost in FY 2024 PPS Proposed Rule

Health Information

U.S. Court in DC Won’t Certify Classes in Data Breach Action Against CareFirst

Health Policy and Administration

Biden Issues Executive Order on Modernizing Regulatory Process

OCR Reminds States of Civil Rights Obligations During Unwinding of Medicaid Continuous Coverage Requirements

Life Sciences

HHS Issues National Cancer Plan

Medical Staff, Credentialing, and Peer Review

U.S. Court in DC Dismisses Physician’s Race, Age Discrimination Suit as Untimely

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Health Law Weekly Issue - April 7, 2023