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Health - May, 2013

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• Thomas & Solomon Sanctioned For False Affidavits In OT Suit
• FCPA Powerhouse: Debevoise
• GOP Plans 2nd Push For Repeal Of ACA 'Slush Fund'
• State, Federal NECC Tort Cases To Join Meningitis MDL
• FTC Notches Another State Action Win In NC Dental Case
• CMS Finalizes Small-Business ACA Exchange Rule
• Pa. Prison Guards Seek $226M From Health Benefits Trust
• Medicare's Future Depends On Health Co. Squeeze: Trustees
• Polled States On Track For ACA Exchange Deadline, GAO Says
• Despite ACA Rule, Wellness Plans Still Await Word From EEOC
• Medicare Provider Databases Need Overhaul, OIG Says
• 3rd Circ. Weighs Religion In ACA Contraception Mandate
• Debt Collector Rebuked Over Bid To Undo TCPA Class Cert.
• Business Agent Pleads Guilty In Bandage Kickback Case
• FCPA Powerhouse: Davis Polk
• Westchester Hospitals Enter Ch. 11 To Expedite $54M Sale
• Takeaways From The Latest OIG Bulletin
• NZ's Ebos Inks $888M Deal For Aussie Drug Wholesaler
• ACA Wellness Plan Rule Gives Flexibility To Cos., Workers
• 9th Circ. Ruling Threatens Shoddy Medicare Part D Insurers
• Skin Cancer Center Settles Whistleblowers' FCA Suit
• DOD Should Streamline Health Care Contracting, GAO Says
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Ex-MediSys Chief's Bribery Conviction
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• Medicare Out Millions Without Hospice Transfer Rule: Report
• Holland & Knight Adds Health Care, Insurance Duo In Fla.
• FCPA Powerhouse: Crowell & Moring
• Rotech Shareholders Seek To Undo $30M DIP Order
• LifeCare Settlement Approval Paves Way For Carlyle Sale
• Citizens Tells 7th Circ. Health Grant Should Be Reinstated
• Ex-Freedom Medical Employee Dodges RICO Theft Claims
• Plan B Advocates Don't Grasp FDA Process, 2nd Circ. Told
• House GOP Drafts Bill To Overhaul Medicare Doc Payments
• FCPA Powerhouse: Cahill Gordon & Reindel
• Texas Lawmakers Pass Bill Blocking Medicaid Expansion
• High Court Won't Review Planned Parenthood Defunding Block
• What To Do When The Whistle Is Blown Under ACA
• The Ethical Neutral: What Must Be Disclosed In Mediation
• Primcogent Files Ch. 11 In Feud With Fat-Zapping Laser Maker
• Whistleblower Hits Ascentia With Medicare FCA Suit
• JPML Head Judge Explains Why Panel Is More Picky
• KidsPeace Gets OK To Continue Operations In Ch. 11
• Blue Cross Hit With $5M Judgment In Hidden Fees Case
• Law360 Names 10 FCPA Powerhouse Firms
• La. Grand Jury Probes $197M Medicaid Contract With IT Firm
• GOP Widens Probe Of HHS Insurer Fundraising For ACA
• Hospitals Scramble As ACA Gives Patients Pricing Leverage
• HHS Evades Urologist Group's Suit Over Medicare Law
• Pa. Appeals Court Affirms Block On Single-Source EMS Law
• $2B Hospital Project Again Clears San Fran Panel 
• FTC Says High Court Case Dooms NC Dental Board Appeal
• Vaccine Distributor Antitrust Claims Should Stick, Judge Told
• GOP Bill Would Ease Rules On Health Savings Accounts
• Cigna Gets Heart Device Coverage Fight Sent To Arbitration
• Litigation Financier Can't Recoup Rival's Payout: NJ Court
• Millennium Labs Drops Claims Over Kickback Suit Coverage
• Aetna Wins NJ Surgical Center Coverage Row
• CMS Delays Accreditation Overhaul Amid Provider Fury
• Pa. Rep. Pushes Bill To Track Fracking Health Effects
• Target, CVS Sued For Slandering Docs, Voiding Prescriptions
• Senators Introduce Bill Limiting Medicare Audits
• Uniform Contracts, Medicare Pilot Program ID'd For Cost Cuts
• Uncertainty Persists In HHS Religious Health Care Rules
• NY Can't Dodge Judges' Suit Over Health Contribution Cuts
• Chem Rx Bosses Ask 2nd Circ. To Toss $106M Clawback Suit
• Ga. High Court Crushes Discovery Bid In Malpractice Case
• Kindred Healthcare Sues Landlord Over $10.5M Default Threat
• BakerHostetler Lures Ex-Kutak Rock Atty To Litigation Group
• Fla. Health Clinic Director Gets 9 Years, $24M For Fraud
• Feds Seek $237M False Claims Award Against SC Hospital
• DOD Pits VA Health Database Against Contractor Options
• Temple Can't Fight Arbitrator On Worker Rehiring, Union Says
• Cigna To Pay Up To $77M In Disability Income Insurance Claims
• Facing Payment Cuts, Health Cos. Embrace E-Records: HHS
• Coventry Pays $10M To End Suit Over Medicare Plan Setbacks
• Senate Panel Advances Drug Compounder Oversight Bill
• Calydial's Telehealth Lessons For US Cos.
• New Mental Disorders Mean ADA Headaches For Employers
• Feds Oppose Settlement Behind $320M LifeCare Sale
• KidsPeace Opts For Ch. 11 Amid $100M In Pension Plan Costs
• Rehab Co. Can't Use Public Disclosure Bar To Duck FCA Suit
• HHS To Manage Ohio's Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan
• Calif. Hospital Workers Picket Amid Stalled Contract Talks
• Appeals Court Backs RE Mogul In Nursing Home Buyout Row
• Dialysis Co. Pays $7.3M To Settle FCA Overbilling Claims
• Minn. Home Care Workers Get Green Light To Unionize
• Highmark Says UPMC Can't Fight Sanctions In Antitrust Row
• Aetna Lost $10M In Surgical Center's Billing Scam, Suit Says
• Health Insurers Take Aim At ACA's 90-Day Waiting Period
• Pa. Appeals Court Pares Hospitals' Medicaid Rates Suit
• 6 Ways The ACA May Increase Federal Contractors' Costs
• Legal Risks Behind Workplace Wellness Programs
• Fighting Agencies May Be Tougher After High Court Ruling
• Plan B Ruling Shouldn't Be Stayed, 2nd Circ. Told
• ACA Foes' Favorite New Weapon Lacks Legal Firepower
• CMS Poised To Apply ACA's Medicare Spending Rules
• NJ Sens. Urged To Train Closer Eye On For-Profit Hospitals
• NYU Researchers Charged In Chinese Bribes-For-Secrets Plot
• DC Circ. Revives Race Discrimination Claim Against HHS
• Agencies Deserve Deference On Jurisdiction, Justices Say
• HHS Adjusts Payments For Pre-Existing Condition Plan
• PBGC Wants 2nd Circ. To Rethink Morgan Stanley ERISA Case
• Omnicare Gets FCA Off-Label Prescription Action Trimmed
• Wakeup Call For Health Facilities Aiding Deaf Patients
• Affiliation Dispute Threatens $2B St. Luke's Acquisition
• MLB Suit Over Performance Boosters Falls Flat, Clinic Says
• Criminal Probes Await Top Health Cos.: Ex-DOJ Fraud Chief
• Hospitals' Medicaid Rate Suit Nixed By Texas High Court
• Texas High Court Clarifies Profession Defamation Limits
• Rise Of The Machines — Predictive Coding Goes Mainstream
• Obama Budget Would Save $153B In Health Spending: CBO
• Medicaid Fraud Units To Get Federal Funds For Data Mining
• Iowa Court Blocks Insurer Caps On Unreimbursed Dental Care
• Hartford Sanctioned Again In Fight With Medical Center
• GSK Says Comcast Ruling Kills Avandia Injury Class Action
• PE Investors Should Consider Behavioral Health
• Cardinal, Pharmacies Settle $3M Health Supply Contract Suit
• Highmark Says Policyholders Can't Seek Antitrust Damages
• Whistleblower Wants Jackson Lewis DQ'd In Sun FCA Suit
• US V. MedQuest Is Important For Health Care FCA Cases
• McKesson Beats Chem Rx Trustee's $10M Clawback Suit
• ACA's Benefits For Hospitals Hinge On HHS Outreach
• Fla. Supreme Court Upholds Birth Injury Compensation Plan
• GOP Bills Would Bar IRS From Implementing Health Law
• House Throws Fiscal Weight Behind VA-DOD Health Database
• House GOP Votes For Third Time To Repeal ACA
• VA Wants DaVita's Dialysis Underpayment Suit Trimmed
• Medical Supplier BestMed Dodges $3.5M Verdict In IP Row
• NYC Hospital Operator Avoids FLSA Overtime Action For Now
• EEOC's 1st Genetic Bias Class Action Targets Nursing Home
• High Court's Nassar Case — What's At Stake For Employers
• Malpractice Attys Score $10M Fees In Botched Delivery Case
• 9th Circ. Remands Atty Fee Award In Davis Wright Fraud Case
• Panel Sends Drug-Tracking Bill To House Floor
• Obama's 1st Term Rulemaking Rate Soars By Bush's Mark
• CMS Sued Over Medicare Prosthetics Payment Rule
• Senate Overwhelmingly Confirms First CMS Chief Since 2006
• GAO Orders Army To Rethink Health System Contract Bid
• Rotech Bondholders Want Baker & McKenzie Fees Capped
• FTC Wins Restraining Order In $195M Phoebe Merger Fight
• Medicare Doesn't Trump State Workers' Comp Law: 5th Circ.
• CMS Unveils $1B In ACA Grants For Innovative Care
• Medco Can't Trim Suit Over Recouped Pharmacy Payments
• Yet Another Cliff-Hanging OIG Report
• Rotech's $30M DIP Loan OK'd Over Shareholders' Objections
• 9th Circ. OKs Revoking Medicare Part D Insurer's Contract
• Hospital's $350M Bond Issuance Suit Falls In 5th Circ.
• Texas Sens. Pass Bill Limiting Insurers' 3rd-Party Recovery
• House Panels Open Probes Into Sebelius ACA Fundraising
• Sen. Wants $440M In IRS ACA Funding Suspended
• $223M Medicare Fraud Sweep Nets 89 Across US
• Doc Accountability Key To Medicare Pay Reform, Experts Say
• Sanofi Fined $53M In France Over Generic Plavix Smears
• Firing Didn't Violate Doc's Free Speech Rights, 4th Circ. Finds
• Docs' Prior Blue Cross Deal May Kill Bid To Join Antitrust Suit
• Texas Lawmakers Push Health-Data Modernization Bills
• CMS Floats Framework To Cut Medicaid DSH Payments
• CR Bard Pays $48M To Settle FCA, Kickback Claims
• CVS, Cardinal Health Returned Opened Drugs, Savient Says
• Hospitals Queasy Over Medicare's Inpatient Billing Fix
• Judge Abused Authority With Plan B Order, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Physicians Seek Supreme Court's Take On $43M Fraud Ruling
• Texas Health Co. Loses Appeal For Workers' Comp Arbitration
• Kmart Allowed To Subpoena FCA Whistleblower's Records
• HHS OKs Unique Bifurcated ACA Exchange For Utah
• Nobel Biocare $1.3M Dental Impact Settlement Stalls
• What Sponsors Must Know About Litigation On Church Plans
• The Who, What And Why Of Public-Private Partnerships
• Aegis, Other Rehab Clinics Want Medicare FCA Suit Trimmed
• Obama '110 Percent' Sure Health Exchanges Will Be Ready
• Mass. Puts Boston Bombing Coverage Under Microscope
• Federal Medicaid Funding Not Equitable, Watchdog Claims
• Sens. Seek Provider Input On Medicare Doc Pay Overhaul
• Nelson Mullins Adds 2 Insurance Regulation Vets In Tenn.
• Medco Sanctions Stand In Whistleblowers' $69M Medicare Suit
• NY Judge Rejects Delay Of Wider Plan B Access
• Hospital Not Liable For Doctor Fees, Calif. Appeals Court Says
• How To Physically Secure Electronic PHI
• NJ Senate Panel Approves Medicaid Expansion
• HHS To Give $150M To Health Centers For ACA Enrollment
• Hospital Billed Medicare $39M In False Claims, Jury Finds
• Centene Nurses Win Conditional Cert. In OT Action
• Compounder Oversight Bill Needs Tweaks, FDA Official Says
• Quest Settles Claims It Ruled Out Applicants With Rap Sheets
• Contractor Wins Back VA Small Biz Status In $25M Fight
• CMS Offers States $87M To Eye Insurer, Hospital Pricing
• Chiropractic Co. Forced Scientology On Workers, EEOC Says
• 5 Questions To Consider When Forming An ACO
• E-Discovery In The Cloud: Who Can Get Your Data?
• 5th Circ. Says ERISA Plan Gets 1st Dibs On Recovered Costs
• OIG Updates Rules On Providers Excluded From Medicare
• HHS Data Shows Wildly Varying Hospital Charges
• GOP Donor's Suit Says ACA Breached Origination Clause
• EEOC Vows To Clarify Wellness Program Standards
• Trustee Wants Universal Health Care To Move To Ch. 7
• Health Care REIT Drops $1B On Canadian Senior Home JV
• Policyholders Can Exit $5M Highmark Antitrust Settlement
• 5 Reasons For Optimism In The Venture Capital Community
• Rotech DIP Hearing Delayed Upon Shareholder Objections
• Calif. To Shelve Coordinated Care Program Until 2014
• Lack Of Clarity On Wellness Programs Puts Employers At Risk
• NJ Firm Double-Dipped In Contract Row, Malpractice Suit Says
• Chartis Avoids Covering $150M Health Plan Settlement
• Minn. Appeals Court Revives Drug Overcharge Class Action
• Cigna Beats Class Action Over ACA Rebate Dodging
• Sen. Rips Into ACA Funding As He Drops Hold On CMS Chief
• Chase Sued Over Workers' ID Theft In $77M Medicare Scam
• Health Clinic Therapist Cops To $63M Medicare Fraud
• Judge Slams HHS Over Plan B 'Administrative Filibuster'
• Senator Urges Fla. Gov. To Act On Health Care Expansion
• Hospital Trade Group Wants Clarity On ACA Navigator Plan
• Porter Hedges Nabs M&A Pro From Seyfarth Shaw
• Calif. High Court's Pot Ruling May Stoke Statehouse Fight
• HHS Audit Reveals Issues With Hospice Inpatient Stays
• Plan B Ruling's Supporters Urge Judge To Reject Stay
• Ex-CPSC Commissioner, House Rep. Joins Bracewell In DC
• CMS Just Getting Started On Hospital Readmission Penalties
• CVS Stops Some Prescription Reminders, Citing HIPAA Update
• Sanctions Sought Over Medco's 'Inept' Expert In FCA Case
• NJ Appeals Court Upholds Suit Over Plaintiffs' Attys' Fees
• Temple U. Hospital Sues To Keep Fired Worker From Returning
• Calif. Cities Can Snuff Out Pot Clubs, State High Court Rules
• Adventist Health Pays $14.1M To Settle FCA Kickback Claims
• Cloud Storage Providers May Be Subject To HIPAA
• Fla. Legislators OK $75B Budget, Can't Agree On Health Care
• 7th Circ. Says Doc Can't Rehash Bias Claims In Federal Court
• Starbucks, HP Sued By Patent Adviser Over Workflow Software
• Insurer Sues To Duck $1M Patient Data Breach Settlement
• Prime Healthcare To Purchase NJ Hospital System
• Equity Holders Say Rotech DIP Loan 'Perverts' Ch. 11 Process
• A Translation Of IRS Policy On Health Insurance Issuers
• US Accuses Chemed Hospice Units of Medicare Fraud
• 11th Circ. Denies Cert. Appeal In $867M Astellas Antitrust Suit
• Health Management Reveals SEC Accounting Probe
• Nurses Hit Kaiser Permanente, AMN With Wage-And-Hour Suit
• 250 Heart Patients Settle Suit Over Unneeded Stents
• CMS Proposes Payment Bump For Inpatient Rehab Centers
• IRS Closes Loophole On ACA's Employer Mandate
• NJ Health Commish Says State Is Preparing For Demand Spike
• Pharma Cos. Smell Victory In Push For Drug-Tracking System
• Mich. High Court Won't Hear AG's Beef Over Same-Sex Benefits
• CMS Proposes $500M Payment Bump For Nursing Homes
• Calif. Court Upholds Medi-Cal Limits On Psychology Claims
• Replacement Nurses Reap $1.8M In Calif. Wage Settlement
• Federal Court Can't Hear HIPAA Case, Hospital Group Says
• Wellness Programs Won't Help Cos. Avoid ACA Penalties: IRS
• Greenberg Traurig Gets SEC Subpoena In Insider Probe
• UMass Medical To Pay $2.2M To End Unpaid Wages Suit
• NJ Medical Sales Reps Plead Guilty To Kickback Scheme
• Quest Loses Challenge To $250M LabCorp Army Contract
• Insurer Can't Escape Mental Health Parity Suit
• Calif. Law Guides Texas Appeals Court's Anti-SLAPP Ruling
• IRS Accused Of Overreach On ACA Exchange Subsidies
• Steward Accuses Blue Cross Of Blocking $40M Hospital Deal
• 10 Things To Know About OIG's Self-Disclosure Protocol
• GOP Lawmakers Release Medicaid Reform Plan
• Medicaid Must Update Improper Payment Estimates, GAO Says
• Fla. House Sends Medical Malpractice Reform Bill To Gov.
• Doctor Owed Defense For Transplant Charges: Calif. Court
• Texas Hospital Not Immune From Contract Suit: Appeals Court
• Medicare Board Won't Be Triggered Until 2015, Expert Says
• 2 Mont. Hospitals Pay $4M To Settle Medicare Fraud Claims
• Pa. Justices Won't Hear Appeal On Hospital Lawsuit Immunity
• CMS Leaves Hospitals In Dark On Readmissions Penalties
• Lubell Rosen Expands In Fla. With Health Pro
• No More Guidance To Come On Federal Health Exchange
• Fla. House Dems Stand Firm In Health Care Filibuster
• TrailBlazer Loses Protest Over $404M Medicare Admin Contract
• HealthSouth Fails In Bid To Revive E&Y Negligence Claims
• How HIPAA Marketing And Sale Provisions May Apply To You