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Stephanie Trunk
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General has released a proposed rule (the Proposed Rule) that would make significant changes to an often relied upon Anti-Kickback Statute regulatory “safe harbor” – the Discount Safe Harbor – pursuant to which pharmaceutical manufactur
D. Jacques Smith, Stephanie Trunk, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel
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D. Jacques Smith, Stephanie Trunk, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel
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Caroline Turner English, Rebecca W. Foreman
In a long-awaited opinion, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals struck a blow to UnitedHealth Group. Inc.’s (“United”) sweeping overpayment recovery scheme.
D. Jacques Smith, Stephanie Trunk, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel
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D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington
On January 7, the US Supreme Court declined to review United States ex rel. Campie v. Gilead Sciences, Inc., 862 F.3d 890 (9th Cir. 2017), leaving in place a plaintiff-friendly decision by the Ninth Circuit regarding the False Claims Act’s materiality requirement.
D. Jacques Smith, Stephanie Trunk, Randall A. Brater, David S. Greenberg, Michael F. Dearington, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel
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Stephanie Trunk
The end of 2018 saw good news for hospitals affected by the lowered Medicare Part B reimbursement rates for certain outpatient drugs that went into effect January 1, 2018.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington
The Department of Justice recently published its annual False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries statistics for Fiscal Year 2018, reporting nearly $2.9 billion in FCA settlements and judgments in FY 2018.
Henry Morris, Jr.
When it comes to Fair Labor Standards Act compliance, a recent Department of Labor opinion letter reminds employers that they must sweat the details.
D. Jacques Smith, Stephanie Trunk, Randall A. Brater, David S. Greenberg, Michael F. Dearington, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel
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Sarah G. Benator
In Los Angeles alone, the LA City Attorney's Office has in recent years initiated numerous lawsuits against hospitals and nursing facilities for homeless patient “dumping” – a practice generally described as discharging homeless persons without regard to their safety or ability to find shelter.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Stephanie Trunk, David S. Greenberg, Michael F. Dearington, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel
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Lowell C. Brown, Debra Albin-Riley, Douglas A. Grimm, Thomas E. Jeffry, Jr., D. Jacques Smith, Sarah G. Benator
We are very pleased to announce that our Health Care attorneys will be hosting two Medical Staff Leaders and the Law Conferences in 2019.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel
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Lowell C. Brown, Sarah G. Benator
We are pleased to announce that Arent Fox professionals will be presenting during the 2019 Chief of Staff Boot Camp hosted by The Institute for Medical Leadership.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington
The Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services recently published its Semiannual Report to Congress, for the period April 1 to September 30, 2018.
Stephanie Trunk
On November 30, HRSA announced that it is “notifying all stakeholders that the secure pricing component of the 340B Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System (340B OPAIS) will be open for the submission of manufacturer pricing data in the first quarter of 2019.”
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel
At an FCPA conference on November 29, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced revisions to DOJ’s policy regarding pursuit of individuals involved in corporate wrongdoing. The current policy, memorialized in the 2015 “Yates Memo,” instructed that, “[t]o be eligible for any cooperation credit
Stephanie Trunk
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (the ANPR) seeking comments on its proposal to dramatically change the way the agency pays for separately payable Part B drugs and biologicals.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel
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This August, Ohio became the first state in the nation to pass a law incentivizing organizations to develop a strong data protection and cybersecurity program.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel
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On October 26, 2018, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) updated its online National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) Guidebook for the first time since April 2015. The Guidebook provides information to eligible entities and professionals regarding reporting to the NPDB, querying th
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington
Earlier this week, in Potts v. Center for Excellence in Higher Education, the Tenth Circuit held “that the False Claims Act’s anti-retaliation provision unambiguously excludes relief for retaliatory acts occurring after the employee has left employment.” 2018 WL 5796963, — F.3d — (10th Cir. Nov. 6,