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Health - January, 2013

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• Millions May Stay Uninsured Under ACA Affordability Rule
• States Mull Gatekeeper Role For Health Plan Exchanges
• Credit Suisse Can't Boot Poulsen From Nat'l Century Trial
• Device Makers Balk At Medicare Bidding Expansion
• Walgreens Accused Of Paying Kickbacks In FCA Suit
• Sens. Aim To Curb Medicare 'Earmarks' For Mass. Hospitals
• FCC Approves More Flexible Experimental Device Rules
• HIPAA Final Rule: What's A Covered Entity To Do? — Part 1
• 5 New Year's Resolutions For Employers
• Hospitals Bash Obama's Stance On Immigrant Health Benefits
• JPML To Mull Novel Bankruptcy Shift In Meningitis Cases
• Marijuana Case Could Fire Up More Calif. Regulation Fights
• New Mental Health Push Could Create Insurance Mandates
• BMS, Sanofi Can't Shake FCA Suit Over Plavix Marketing
• Surgery Center Says UnitedHealthcare Backed Out Of Payment
• AMA, AARP Back FTC In Pay-For-Delay Antitrust Fight
• CVS Is Underfunding $34M OT Settlement, Plaintiffs Say
• HHS Signals Flexibility On ACA's Individual Mandate
• Online Critique Of Doctor Not Defamatory: Minn. High Court
• Discovery In J&J FCA Suit Was Too Narrow, 1st Circ. Hears
• NJ Courts' New Trend: Hospitals Subject To Liability
• Morgan Lewis Picks Up McDermott PE Pro
• Texas Lawmaker Proposes Soda Tax To Fund Health Programs
• NFLPA, Harvard Team Up On $100M Player Health Program
• ACA Wellness Program Rules Too Soft, US Chamber Says
• Greed Behind Bid To Yank $5M Deal, Highmark Says
• Lloyd's Says It Has No Duty In $50M St. Vincent Qui Tam Suit
• NY 1st State To Tackle Hospital Standards In Treating Sepsis
• AmEx Class Waiver Hurts Small Businesses, High Court Hears
• Pharma Exec Criminal Convictions And HHS Program Bans
• 6th Circ.'s New Approach On Retiree Health Benefits
• Catholic Co. Can't Shirk Contraception Law, 10th Circ. Told
• Health Reform Will Mean Smaller Tax Credits For Some: GAO
• FCA Expansion Fight May Land In High Court
• Fla. Therapist Gets 4 Years For $205M Medicare Fraud
• Ex-Health Marketing Co. Exec Says HIG Owes $450K Bonus
• San Fran Says Restaurants Pocketed Worker Health Care Fees
• Judge Freezes Assets Of Execs Tied To Meningitis Outbreak
• FTC Pact Strengthens Cord Blood Bank's Data Security
• Employee Wellness Programs May Undercut ACA, Dems Warn
• Eye Med Distributor's $100M Suit Barred By Deal, Akorn Says
• No Clear Disclosure? No 3rd-Party Release In Ch. 11
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• Okla. Says ACA Tax Credits Jeopardize Its Sovereignty
• Judge Won't Recuse Self From HCA, Centura Antitrust Case
• AstraZeneca Escapes Medco FCA Kickbacks Suit
• Sens. Want No Abortion Coverage Under ACA Multistate Plans
• Catholic Groups' Birth Control Suit Premature, Judge Says
• Health Groups Accuse Device Firms Of Shirking $30B ACA Tax
• Lowe's Workers Get Class Cert. In Health Plan Suit
• FDA Panel Votes For Tougher Controls On Hydrocodone
• ERISA Doesn't Doom Mich. Health Claim Tax, 6th Circ. Hears
• Employers Get More Time To Tell Workers Of ACA Options
• McKesson, Sales Reps Reach $1.2M Accord In FLSA Action
• HCA Must Pay $162M For Deal Breach, Judge Says
• Canopy Co-Founder Appeals 13-Year Sentence For $93M Fraud
• In Light Of MLK Day: What The Future Holds For Employers
• How To Identify Full-Time Employees In Light Of PPACA
• NJ Hospital To Pay $12.5M To End FCA Kickback Suit
• Texas Bill Offers Tax Breaks For Defying Contraception Rule
• No Penalty For HMA's Backout In $75M Deal, 11th Circ. Says
• Employers Catch Some Unexpected Breaks On ACA Mandate
• Highmark Will Now Pay $1.6B To Acquire West Penn
• Medicare Paid $120M For Inmates, Illegal Immigrants: OIG
• Senators Tell HHS To Hurry Up With Mental Health Care Rules
• Ex-CEO Of DVI Unit Ducks Securities Suit Over Bankruptcy
• Humana's Quality Assurance Calls Not Protected By CIPA
• Avoid Data Breaches With Better Vendor Contracts
• Under ERISA: Is Surcharge An Appropriate Remedy?
• Ameritox, Millennium PR Row Over False Ads Suit Booted
• HIPAA Update Will Shake Up Marketing, Fundraising Efforts
• Wells Fargo Can Be Sued Despite $49M Ponzi Scheme Deal
• Highmark Wants UPMC To Return Docs From West Penn Row
• Bipartisan Bill Aims To Kill Medicare Cost-Cutting Board
• Federal Law Defines 'Arbitration' Under FAA, 2nd Circ. Rules
• Dem. Wants Repeal Of $500M Amgen 'Fiscal Cliff' Gift
• Derivative Suit Claims HMA Execs Bilked Medicare
• Pa. Bill Would Force State To Establish Insurance Exchange
• The Broad Reach Of New 'Failure-To-Warn-FDA' Claims
• How 2 Recent Cases Limit FCA Exposure
• HIPAA Update Ushers In Broad Security, Reporting Regime
• Judge Pares UnitedHealth Class Claims Over Unpaid Bills
• High Court Gives HHS The Upper Hand In Medicare Fights
• GOP Sens. Revive Bid To Repeal ACA Individual Mandate
• Aetna Sells Mo. Medicaid To Seal $5.7B Coventry Deal
• McDermott Expands Health Group With Medicare Veteran
• Plaintiffs Drop $5M Deal In Highmark Antitrust Dispute
• High Court Won't Rule On State-Federal HIPAA Clash
• FCA Trends Health Care Providers Should Expect In 2013
• High Court Refuses To Extend Medicare Appeals Deadline
• Supreme Court To Weigh Mixed Causes For Bias Claims
• Health Law May Limit HHS Power To Toughen Penalties
• Insurer Must Pick Up Tab On $3M Malpractice Defense
• Pa. Judge Finds Senior Care Provider Miscalculated Overtime
• Judge Blasts $8M Deal To End WakeMed Medicare Fraud Suit
• Clear-Cut Employer Contraception Mandate May Be Elusive
• Texas High Court To Mull Sales Tax Tagged To Gov't Services
• Advent Ups Mediq Buyout Bid To €819M To Win Holdouts
• NJ Lawmakers Propose Out-Of-Network Disclosure Bill
• The Year Of The ACO And Trends For The Future
• HHS Releases Long-Awaited Final Rule Expanding HIPAA
• 8th Circ. Urged To Back Health Reform Contraception Order
• Pa. Firm Can't Duck Ex-Client's Suit Over Time-Barred Claim
• Sheppard Mullin Adds Ex-Shook Hardy FCA, White Collar Pro
• Dorsey Snags Health Benefits Pro From Oppenheimer
• Potential Drug Relapse Is A Disability, 1st Circ. Says
• HHS Awards Another $1.5B In Exchange Grants To 11 States
• Cohen Milstein Survives DQ Bid In Lipitor MDL
• Cigna Beats Class Cert. In Suit Over Cut ERISA Benefits
• Greenberg Nabs Health Care, Employment Pro From NY Firm
• Next On SCOTUS: A Significant Case For Drug Manufacturers
• UPMC Can't Challenge $5M Antitrust Deal, Highmark Says
• NFL Doc Blames Smith & Nephew For $2.2M Malpractice Suit
• Texas Court Blocks Release Of Chiropractor Docs
• Reps. Revive ACA Public Insurance Option With New Bill
• Pfizer Says Off-Label Marketing FCA Suit Falls Short
• $1.4B Merger Saved By Highmark, West Penn Bondholders Deal
• Nursing Home Fired Workers For Union Activities, NLRB Says
• High Court Mulls Limits Of US Agency Powers In FCC Row
• DOJ Won't Block NY Hospital Group's Doctor Incentive Plan
• Obama Gun-Control Plan Pledges More Mental Care Coverage
• Miss. Gov. Can't Block Health Insurance Exchange, AG Says
• Mayer Tells 7th Circ. 'Absurd' Malpractice Suit Rightly Nixed
• ACLU Challenge To Catholic Org's Contract Moot: 1st Circ.
• New House Health Subcommittee Chair To Attack ACA
• Public Hospitals Want CMS Leeway On ACA Safety Net Cuts
• US Appeals Bible Printer's Contraception Rule Exemption
• CVS Caremark Unit, Texas To End Insurance Fraud FCA Suit
• Fighting Through The Storm: Employment Law Year In Review
• NY Hospital Contractor Gets Probation In Bid-Rigging Case
• Siemens Unit Accused Of Bribing Chinese Officials
• New Tests Set To Turn Food Litigation On Its Head
• White House Pressed Again Over Doc Payment Sunshine Rule
• Ex-Ohio Supreme Court Justice Lands At Vorys
• Towns Take Property Tax Exemption Fight To NJ High Court
• Mennonite Co. Appeals Contraceptive Ruling To 3rd Circ.
• State Takeover Of Fla. Retirement Community Halted
• HMO, Hedge Fund, Firms Hit With Medicare Contract Buy Suit
• US Sanctioned As LabCorp Triumphs In $32M VA Bid Protest
• Ariz. Will Expand Medicaid, Despite Gov.'s ACA Resistance
• HMA Gets Reprieve In Medicare Billing FCA Suit
• Med Groups Tell HHS To Dial Back E-Health Records Regs
• Noteworthy Product Liability Decisions Of 2012: Part 2
• Cigna Sues Calif. Surgical Group Over $66M Fraud
• Inspector Urges HRSA To Step Up HIV Testing Metrics
• Troutman Tries To Kill $40M Mariner Malpractice Suit In NY
• Cigna Sued Over Denials On Heart Monitoring Device
• HIV Patient Says Anthem Mail-Order Drug Plan Discriminatory
• GSK To Shell Out $21.5M To Exit Wellbutrin Antitrust Suit
• CMS Proposes Rule For Medicaid, Exchange Eligibility
• Ex-HHS Honcho Returns To Mehri & Skalet
• Fla. Hospital Again Denied Cert. In $867M Drug Antitrust Suit
• Hulk Hogan Hits Surgery Clinic With $50M Negligence Suit
• Health Group Of The Year: Skadden
• Pa. Bill Would Require Fracking Chemical Disclosure To Docs
• Assessing Key Provisions Of ACA Implementation
• Real Estate Experts Fear Medical Office Bubble On Horizon
• Cigna Crafted Scheme To Dodge ACA Rebates, Suit Says
• High Court Takes Up AIDS Funding Free Speech Challenge
• Obama Signs Medicare Secondary Payer Reforms
• Health Practice Group Of The Year: McDermott Will & Emery
• New ACA Employer Mandate Gives Cos. Surprising Leeway
• CMS Must Overhaul Medicare Fraud Oversight, Sens. Say
• DOJ Blocks Okla. Chiropractors' Joint Contract Bargaining
• Implications Of FTC Victory In Health Centers Acquisition
• Nursing Homes Sue Calif. Health Dept. Over Arbitration Law
• Medicare OKs 106 New ACOs, Nearly Doubling Ranks
• Fla.'s Patient Self-Referral Law Not Preempted, 11th Circ. Says
• Health Practice Group Of The Year: King & Spalding
• Pa. Hospital, Docs Blast FCA Suit As Vague, Too Late
• 1st Circ. Upholds Mass. Abortion Clinic Buffer Zone Law
• The Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol: Where Are We Now?
• States Remain Unsure Of Clout In Health Exchange Alliances
• Ex-InterMune CEO Sues HHS Over 5-Year Program Ban
• Hogan Lovells Grows Health Practice With 3 Attys
• Calif. Accuses Anthem Blue Cross Of Exorbitant Rate Hikes
• Health Practice Group Of The Year: Akin Gump
• Health Care Reform: Action Items For Employers This Year
• Medicare Insurer Can't Get Coverage For $18M Scam
• Caterpillar Workers' Spouses Lose Benefits Bid In 6th Circ.
• Expert-Report Deadline Debated In Texas Malpractice Case
• UK Watchdog Advances Health Care Trust Competition Probe
• Foley & Mansfield Debuts Health, Whistleblower Practices
• DOJ Wants Trustee In Meningitis Pharmacy Bankruptcy
• Supreme Court Eyes State Claims On Malpractice Settlements
• DLA Piper Snags Former Fed For Philly Litigation Group
• CMS Rebuffs Maine's Proposed Medicaid Cuts
• McDermott Adds 2 Ex-Epstein Health Care Attys In DC
• Medical Waste Co. Pays $2M To Settle NY's Overcharge Claims
• Medtronic Wants Off-Label Marketing FCA Suit Junked
• Vegan Allowed To Claim Religious Bias In Flu Shot Firing
• Texas Could Lead The Nanotech Revolution
• Arsenal Portfolio Co. Buys Health Care Software Developer
• Pros And Cons Of Proposed Medicare Smart Cards
• UnitedHealth Takes Reimbursement Fight To Supreme Court
• FLSA Collective Action Filed Against Tenet Over Meal Breaks
• Health Spending Still Growing, But Slowly, Report Says
• Latest Swipe At Insurers' Antitrust Immunity May Take Hold
• $50K HIPAA Accord Shows No Data Breach Goes Unpunished
• Xerox Protests Rival's Win Of $248M W.Va. Medicaid Contract
• Justices Weigh Class Action Fairness Act's Removal Power
• Insurance Coverage Lessons In The Electronic Age
• BNY Settlement Notices Left Investors In The Dark, Judge Says
• White House Pressed To Approve Doc Payment Sunshine Rule
• Mennonite Co. Must Cover Contraceptives, ACLU Says
• Get Ready For Dramatic Changes In Workplace Policy
• Class Waivers Enforceable In FLSA Suits, 8th Circ. Finds
• No Sanctions Deserved For Hospital's Bonus Payments: HHS
• Ohio Health Care Cos. To Pay $4.4M To End Medicare FCA Suit
• Supreme Court Won't Review Medicare Reimbursement Denials
• Bankrupt Arcapita Sells UK Senior Housing Portfolio To HCR
• Health Care Union Tie-Up Signals Uptick In Labor Disputes
• 5th Circ.: Medical Administrator Liable for Wrongful Denial
• Texas High Court Likely To Boost Medical Malpractice Reform
• Hospitals Would Likely Bear The Brunt Of More Medicare Cuts
• Job Offer Calls Don't Violate TCPA, Health Insurer Says
• Clifford Chance Defeats Diagnostic Ventures Securities Suit
• States Oppose Letting Health Plans Follow Federal Benchmarks
• Pentagon Can Unilaterally Cap Tricare Drug Rates: DC Circ.
• Providers, Insurers Get Grace Period For 2 ACA Rules
• Health Care Reforms Need More Flexibility, Biz Group Says
• Takeaways From HHS Report On CMS E-Records Program
• Calif.'s OEHHA Listings Must Reflect Scientific Record
• House Adopts Rules Skirting ACA's Medicare Cost Board
• Foley Lands 29-Year McDermott Vet For Health M&A Team
• 6th Circ. Says Discovery Abuses Kill Health Co.'s Case
• Sleep Disorder Testing Co. Puts FCA Suit To Bed For $15M
• 17 States, DC Earn Nod On State-Run Health Policy Exchanges
• Nursing Home Co. Settles FCA Suit Over Subpar Wound Care
• Notre Dame's Contraception Mandate Case Gets The Boot
• Free Groceries For Screenings Aren't Kickbacks, HHS Says
• Epstein Becker Welcomes Health Care Pro Back To Firm
• More Gatekeeper Roles And Obligations For Trial Courts
• X-Ray Cos. Ordered To Pay $16M In Medicare Fraud Case
• NYC Off Hook For Home Health Care Workers' Wage Claims
• 7th Circ., Others Shield For-Profits From Contraception Mandate
• WebMD Ducks Investor Class Action Over Faulty Financials
• HHS Inks First Deal For HIPAA Breach Of Under 500 Patients
• Ambulance Co. Dodges Ex-Worker's Fraudulent Billing Claims
• Fiscal Cliff Deal Cuts Medicare Payments To Hospitals
• IRS Tells Employers How It Will Apply Health Law Mandate
• Judge OKs Funding Cuts To Texas Planned Parenthood Clinics
• Recent Past Is Prologue To Life Sciences Regulation
• How Caronia Could Reshape Government Investigations
• Health Care Cases To Watch In 2013
• Health Care Regulation To Watch In 2013
• Law360 Selects Top Practice Groups Of The Year