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January 10, 2025

Health Law Weekly

Featured Articles

Corporate Practice of Medicine: Latest Trends and Developments

Health Care Fraud and Abuse Trends From 2024 and What to Expect in 2025

Key Health Law Developments From 2024 and What to Expect in 2025

Proposed CMS Rule on Behavioral Health Cost-Sharing: Opportunity for Plans and Providers to Comment

Current Topics

Fraud and Compliance

Eleventh Circuit Partially Revives Whistleblower Action Alleging Diabetic Testing Supplies Fraud

Food City Agrees to over $8 Million Settlement to Resolve Improper Opioid Dispensing Allegations

Biopharma Company Will Pay $4 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Related to Scientific Research Misconduct

Clinics, Lab, and Owners to Pay $10 Million to Resolve Kickback Allegations

Inform Diagnostics Will Pay $2.9 Million to Resolve AKS Allegations

Lab, Owners Pay $4.425 Million to Settle Allegations of Unnecessary Drug Testing

MA Plan Agrees to $15 Million Settlement of Kickback Allegations

Marketing Company Owner Admits Role in $10 Million Health Care Kickback Scheme

OIG Oks Drug Maker Assistance for Travel, Lodging, Other Expenses

Pharmacy to Pay $8.2 Million to Resolve Improper Medicare Billing Allegations for COVID-19 Tests

Psychiatrist Handed Three Years in Prison for Unlawful Opioid Distribution

Second Circuit Revives Whistleblower Kickback Claims Alleging “Sham” Speaker Program

Sixteen Cardiology Practices Agree to Pay over $17 Million to Settle False Claims Allegations

Government Reimbursement

U.S. Court in DC Says Hospitals’ Challenge to Medicare Calculation Is Reviewable, But Remands to Agency

Health Information

HHS Proposes HIPAA Security Rule Changes to Improve Health Care Cybersecurity

Medical Record and Billing Support Company Agrees to $80k Settlement with OCR over Ransomware Attack

Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities Get Three-Month Reprieve

U.S. Court Enjoins HIPAA Reproductive Health Privacy Rule Enforcement Against Physician

Health Insurance

CMS Touts Record-High ACA Sign-Ups as 2025 Open Enrollment Draws to a Close

Health Policy and Administration

Final Rule Requiring Removal of Medical Debt from Credit Reports Draws Court Challenges

Life Sciences

FDA Issues Final Rule on Nonprescription Drug Marketing with Additional Condition for Use

FDA Issues Two AI-Related Draft Guidance Documents for Drugs, Medical Devices

Patient Care Liability and Litigation

District of Columbia Ordered to Revamp System for Transitioning Nursing Home Residents with Disabilities to Community Settings

Reproductive Health Law Hub

Administration Withdraws Proposal to Broaden Access to Birth Control

Tax and Nonprofit

IRS Issues Proposed Rule on Medicare Drug Negotiation Excise Tax

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