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June 14, 2013 Vol. XI Issue 23


 

Top Stories

OIG Says Medicare Could Have Saved Nearly $1 Billion On Lab Tests In 2011
  A government study comparing Medicare payment rates for clinical laboratory tests with those of other insurers found the program could have paid as much as 38% less in 2011, amounting to $910... Full Story
U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Arbitrator’s Decision Allowing Class Proceedings Health Law Digest
  The U.S. Supreme Court said June 10 that an arbitrator’s decision to allow class arbitration of a dispute did not exceed his powers under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) so long as the... Full Story

Articles and Analyses

Final HIPAA Wellness Program Regulations Issued Under Affordable Care Act By Thomas G. Servodidio, Jonathan A. Segal, Timothy B. Collins, Natalie F. Hrubos, and Amanda E. Layton, Duane Morris LLP

Antitrust

Fourth Circuit Finds North Carolina Dentistry Board Not Entitled To State Action Immunity Health Law Digest
U.S. Court In California Dismisses Health Plan Enrollees’ Antitrust Action Against Sutter Health Health Law Digest

Business Transactions

Sixth Circuit Agrees Imaging Providers May Not Amend Answer To Breach Of Contract Claims Health Law Digest

EMTALA

U.S. Court In New York Dismisses EMTALA Claims As Time-Barred Health Law Digest

Fraud and Abuse

OIG Says Podiatrist’s Arrangement To Provide Orthotics To Customers’ Employees Would Not Violate Anti-Kickback Statute Health Law Digest
OIG Says Proposed “Carve Out” Arrangement Involving Clinical Labs Could Be Problematic Health Law Digest
Update
U.S. Court In Massachusetts Finds Whistleblower Claims Alleging Inflated Drug Pricing Scheme Barred Health Law Digest
U.S. Court In New Jersey Rejects Qui Tam Action Alleging Off-Label Promotion, Kickback Scheme Health Law Digest

Healthcare Reform

Obama Lauds ACA In California Speech, GOP Senators Ask Sebelius To Investigate State’s Exchange Contracts

HIPAA

Final HIPAA Wellness Program Regulations Issued Under Affordable Care Act By Thomas G. Servodidio, Jonathan A. Segal, Timothy B. Collins, Natalie F. Hrubos, and Amanda E. Layton, Duane Morris LLP
Prime Healthcare Hospital Agrees To $275,000 Settlement Of Alleged HIPAA Violation

Medicaid

Witnesses At Energy And Commerce Hearing Offer State View Of Medicaid Reforms

Medicare

CMS Says Medicare Will Cover Three PET Scans For Anti-Tumor Management
Further Review Of Automated Controls In Medicare Payment Systems Could Reduce Improper Payments, GAO Says

News in Brief

FTC Issues Revised Guidance On Red Flags Rule

Pharmaceuticals

Federal Judge Approves Government Plan For Lifting Access Restrictions On Emergency Contraceptive
Walgreens Agrees To $80 Million Settlement To Resolve Alleged Violations Of Controlled Substances Act

Physicians

California Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Peer Review Based On Board's Appointment Of Review Panel Health Law Digest
New York Appeals Court Upholds Medical Board’s Findings, Penalty Against Resident For Incompetence Health Law Digest

Tax

Correction

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Articles & Analyses
New article discusses recently issued final rules on nondiscriminatory wellness programs under employer-sponsored group health plans.

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