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Health - June, 2013

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• 11th Circ. Remands $10M Orders Over Medicare Scheme
• Ex-Execs Duck Bribery Claims Over Rival's Hospital Buy
• Prop 8 Backers' Bid To Stall Gay Marriage Nixed By Kennedy
• Hobby Lobby Wins Block On ACA Fines Amid Appeal
• 'Stay Tuned' For More Hospital Merger Battles: FTC Head
• Employers' Victory: A Stricter Standard For Retaliation
• AHA Slams HHS 'Gamesmanship' In Medicare Inpatient Billing
• Challenge To $29B Express-Medco Merger Trimmed Again
• Sanction Policy Unfair In ACA Tax-Exempt Rule, AHA Says
• Integrated Healthcare Loses Arbitration Bid In OT Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Orders Cert. In EMT Docked-Pay Action
• Obama's Picks For GSA, NRC Win Senate Approval
• Texas Justices Toss Retaliation Claim Over Expert Report
• Rotech Equity Holders Lose Bid To Hire Valuation Firm
• UPMC Rips Highmark's Challenge To Antitrust Doc Turnover
• ACA Contraception Mandate Will Apply To For-Profits
• Health Care REIT Buys Out $173M Stake In Senior Housing JV
• 9th Circ. Widens Fed. Court Removal Window For Defendants
• Judge Won't Postpone Medicare Competitive Bid Expansion
• 7th, 11th Circs. Rule ACA Covers Black Lung Claims
• Deloitte Escapes Suit Over Diagnostic Ventures' Collapse
• Hobby Lobby Apt To Duck ACA Contraceptive Rule: 10th Circ.
• HHS Finalizes ACA Insurance Mandate Exemptions
• Highmark Flouting Settlement In Antitrust Row, UPMC Says
• Pepper Hamilton Adds 5 Ex-Norton Rose Attys
• Texas Court Blocks Challenge To Medicaid Drug Pay Rules
• Waived Medicare Deductibles Are Not Kickbacks, OIG Says
• High Court To Review Okla. Limits On Abortion Pill Use
• Lessons On Peer Review For Calif. Hospitals And Physicians
• Prop 8 Ruling Leaves Room For More Marriage Battles
• Texas Panel Says Nursing Facility Can't Arbitrate Abuse Suit
• Aetna Hits NJ Pain Doctors With $60M Fraud Suit
• Pittsburgh Slams UPMC's Defense Of Tax-Exempt Status
• DOMA Ruling Will Spark New Employee Benefits Challenges
• Calif. Fines Kaiser $4M Over Mental Health Law Violations
• NY Clinic Hits Hospital, Insurer With Collusion Suit
• Texas Gov. Hauls Lawmakers Back For Abortion, Roads Bills
• Hospitals Concerned Over Medicare Advantage DSH Payments
• HHS Finalizes Rule For Hospice, Care Facility Agreements
• DOMA Ruling Leaves Estate Planning In Limbo
• DLA Piper Adds Health Care Policy Adviser In Washington
• Quest, Health Insurers Escape Monopoly Plot Suit
• Pa. Senate OKs Bill To Let Docs Apologize Without Liability
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Ex-Duane Reade Execs' Fraud Convictions
• More Breathing Room For Leadership Act Fund Recipients
• High Court Nixes DOMA, Leaves Marriage Laws To The States
• Texas Lawmakers Likely To Return After Abortion Bill Failed
• $2B SF Hospital Project Clears Final Board Hurdle
• ACA Morning-After Mandate Bucks Religious Freedom: Judge
• ACLU Wants Federal Probe Of Fla. Drug Database
• GAO Knocks Challenge To $750M Military Health Contract
• FDA Sues NJ Compounder Over Mold-Contaminated Products
• Pa. House GOP Blasts Senate's Medicaid Expansion Plans
• Retired Worker Who Kept Job Should Repay Pension: NJ Court
• GSA, OIRA Nominees Headed For Full Senate Vote
• Arent Fox Boosts ACA Chops With Ariz. Medicaid Inspector
• NYC Can't Duck EMT Negligence Suit In State High Court
• Long-Term Hospitals Decry Medicare Referral Limits
• Sen. Probes $200M National Guard Contract For Psych Care
• LifeLabs To Drop $1.2B On Lab Testing Rival
• McDermott Lures DOJ Official To Silicon Valley Office
• Here Comes The Sunshine Act — This Time, In Europe
• What To Know About The Common Interest Privilege
• Scooter Store Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Auction In August
• More BigLaw Layoffs Expected After Massive Weil Cuts
• Texas Lawmakers Advance Abortion Restriction Bill
• CMS Asks Congress To Expand Fraud Prevention Tools
• Ex-Banker Gets 1 Year For Role In $100M Medicare Fraud
• Bankrupt Oncology Centers Reveal $125M Offer On The Table
• McGuireWoods Picks Up Ex-Winston & Strawn Bankruptcy Pro
• Possible Drug Suit Witness Can See Records Held By MLB
• Gibson Dunn Guides Tenet In $1.8B Vanguard Health Buy
• High Court Declines To Weigh Reach Of FCA Changes
• High Court To Review Mass. Abortion Clinic Buffer Zone
• High Court Raises Bar For Title VII Retaliation Claims
• High Court Isn't Keen On Class Actions, Latest Term Shows
• Plaintiffs Lawyers Still Hopeful After AmEx Ruling
• Concerns Over Drug Compounding Bills On Capitol Hill
• Hospital Asks 5th Circ. To Revive $40M Cigna Dispute
• 7th Circ. Affirms Toss Of $17M Mayer Brown Malpractice Suit
• $35M Deal Reached In Cigna 401(k) Fees Class Action
• Lawmakers Call For Probe Of Medicare Bidding Program
• Wellpoint Pays $6M To End Insurance Rescission Suit
• Hospital Group Wants Uninsured Payment Rule Tweaked
• Texas Justices Affirm Exception To Medical Report Deadline
• Dukes Doesn't Bar Nurses' OT Collective Action, Judge Says
• NJ Senate Approves Medicaid Expansion
• Justices' AmEx Ruling Greenlights Class Action Waivers
• Surgical Centers File $15M Lawsuit Against Lap-Band Maker
• Attorneys React To High Court's Arbitration Ruling
• $350M Medicare Drug Bill Came From Just 700 Doctors: OIG
• What The High Court's AmEx Ruling Means For Corporations
• Insurance Rates $3.9B Lower Under ACA Spending Cap
• Key Spinka Tax Fraud Witness Gets 3 Years' Probation
• States Can Tweak ACA Health Exchange Applications
• High-Tech Treatments Threaten Medicare Budget, Trustee Says
• Supreme Court Says Concepcion Covers Antitrust Cases
• AIDS Funding Rule Violates 1st Amendment, High Court Says
• Aetna Dodges Class Action Alleging Coercion Of Doctors
• 11th Circ. Clarifies Statute Of Limitations For Bribery
• Health, Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Smog Standards
• Medical Supplier Group Sues HHS To Delay Competitive Bids
• Wellpoint Not Covered For Medical Payment Rows
• ACA's Full-Time Worker Definition Is Flawed, Sens. Say
• Ex-VA Medical Center Director Indicted In Bribery Scheme
• Cigna Cites Unpublished 3rd Circ. Ruling In Coverage Win
• Plan B Saga Exposes FDA To Drug-Approval Suits
• Ascension Health Wants Out Of 'Serial Relator' FCA Suit
• $100M Quest Sex Bias Suit Sent To Arbitration By Judge
• HHS Updates Transplant Organ Screening Guidelines
• Sens. Push For Medicare Transparency Via Claims Database
• Where Private Equity Meets Physician-Owned Hospitals
• Delays Imperil Rollout Of ACA Exchanges, GAO Warns
• NJ Bill To Fund Poor Hospitals With New Fee Squeaks By Panel
• OnCure Gets $25M Bankruptcy Loan Greenlighted For Now
• Allstate Says Evidence Supports Jury's $6M RICO Award
• Reps. Label CMS Evasive, Push Bill To Delay Competitive Bids
• Cancer Testing Co. Blasts False Claims Suit As 'Speculation'
• ACA Exchanges Creating Competition, Confusion: Reports
• Rotech Equity Holders Lose Bid To Hire Moelis As Adviser
• Dignity Health Blasts ERISA Suit Over $1.2B Pension Shortfall
• Temple U. Can't Block Fired Worker's Return, Pa. Judge Rules
• How To Avoid Discriminatory Wellness Programs Under HIPAA
• New Texas Laws Crack Down On Medicaid, Medicare Fraud
• Doctor Prevails In Trial Over 8-Month Erection
• GOP Subpoenas Documents On ACA's Co-Op Insurance Plans
• Jones Day Lures Health Care Transactions Partner In Dallas
• Ex-Chicago Official, Others Convicted In Bribery Conspiracy
• Medical Services Co. Enters Ch. 11, Citing Medicare Woes
• Conn. High Court Slashes Coverage For Nursing Home Fire
• ACA Medicaid Expansion Passes In Calif. Legislature
• McKesson Dodges Warehouse Worker's Wage-Hour Action
• CMS Opens Door To Bifurcated ACA Health Exchanges
• Dems Introduce Bill Giving Churches ACA Tax Credits
• GOP State Ariz. Expands Medicaid After Long Fight
• Ex-NY Senate Leader Espada Gets 5 Years For Theft
• Texas High Court Won't Take Up Chiropractor Rule Challenge
• CMS Presses Congress To Prioritize Medicare Pay Reform
• Medicare Contractor Improperly Paid Out $11M, HHS Reports
• FTC, Phoebe Eye Settlement In $195M Hospital Merger Fight
• HHS Approves Fla. Medicaid Waiver For Managed Care
• Takeaways From Largest Drug Safety Settlement
• A Stark Reality For Fair Market Value
• DLA Piper Shakes Malpractice Claim In Broke Hospital's Suit
• Rotech Gets OK To Seek Votes On Ch. 11 Plan
• Union Can Launch Revised Campaign Pay Suit Against Kaiser
• Calif. Watchdog Wants Anthem Blue Cross Out Of Exchange
• GOP Bill Would Sunset ACA Exchanges If They Miss Deadline
• NJ Court Urges Change To Medical Malpractice Jury Questions
• Citing Cigna, 7th Circ. OKs Money Damages In ERISA Suit
• Carestream Raises $2.5B In Dividend Recapitalization
• Is TAR Right For Your Discovery Project?
• Judge Pares Class In Kindred Healthcare Meal Break Suit
• Know Your Options Before You Pay Those Taxes
• GE Capital's $2.5M Award Upheld In Equipment Lease Row
• WellPoint Asks Judge To Gut Price-Fixing MDL Claims
• Sens. Look To Ease Outpatient Care Access Under Medicare
• Privacy Group Tells HHS To Hold Off On HIPAA Revisions
• Medicare To Cover 3 PET Scans, Up From Proposed Limit
• Doctors' Hospital Jobs Imperiled By Calif. High Court Ruling
• Ariz. Can Bar Medicaid For Abortion Providers, 9th Circ. Told
• Health Clinic Can't Dodge MLB's Drug Suit
• Class Arbitration Is Back In Arbitrators' Hands
• Senators Push Shelanski To Curb Oversight Costs And Delays
• How They Won It: Jackson Walker Shapes Anti-SLAPP Law
• US Can't Halt Payouts From LifeCare's $320M Sale To Carlyle
• Psychologist Group Loses Appeal In Insurance Privacy Row
• GOP Reps. Tell IRS To Answer For Medical Record Seizure
• Reps. Call On CMS To Delay Start Of Competitive Bidding
• Epstein Becker To Close 'Out Of Sync' Atlanta Office
• FTC Commissioner Brill Says ACA Is Antitrust-Compatible
• Walgreens To Pay $80M To End Painkiller Sales Probe
• Bipartisan Bill Proposes Sweeping Medicare Fraud Reforms
• DC Circ. Opens Door To Lower Medicare DSH Payments
• Mental Coverage Suit Too Broad, UnitedHealth Says
• Aetna 'Lollygagging' On Settlement, NJ Hospital Says
• Class Action Attys React To High Court's Arbitration Ruling
• High Court Ruling Pushes Cos. To Tighten Arbitration Deals
• 5 Tips For An Airtight Approach To ACA Sunshine Rule
• Lab President, Salesmen Admit Bribing Doctors For Referrals
• DOL Tip-Pooling Loss May Spur More Agency Rule Challenges
• Sens. Want Quick Vote On Drug Compounder Oversight Bill
• Former WellCare Execs Found Guilty Of Health Care Fraud
• $28M Knee Injury Trial Riddled With Errors, Marketer Says
• Malta Police Won't Indict Former EU Health Commissioner
• Calif. Health Exchange Veiled In Secrecy, Senate GOP Says
• NJ Pure Says Fox Rothschild Should Stay In Competition Suit
• JP Morgan, BNY Mellon Want Class Bid Denied In Bond Row
• Justices Defer To Arbitrator On Oxford Class Arbitration
• FCPA Powerhouse: WilmerHale
• 5 Lessons From Idaho State University's HIPAA Settlement
• Dear Mobile Medical App Developers ...
• Texas High Court Says Its Remands Don't Strip Courts' Powers
• CMS Urges Court To Toss AHA's Inpatient Billing Suit
• Cigna Shorted Texas Hospitals $22M In Payments, Suit Says
• Texas High Court OKs Tax Refund For Health Care Contract
• UPMC Slams Pittsburgh Mayor, 'Sham' Lawsuit In Tax Dispute
• Daunting Challenges Loom As ACA Exchange Deadline Nears
• FTC Wary Of Conn. Health Plan Joint Negotiation Bill
• FCPA Powerhouse: Willkie Farr
• Cigna Can't Duck Anheuser's $24M Overcharge Suit
• When In Doubt, Write Your Doctor A Letter
• Ark. Blue Cross Hit With Antitrust Class Action
• Chemistry Journal Defamed Cardiac Testing Co., Suit Says
• Calif. High Court Rules Doctor Peer Review Can Be Delegated
• $230M Prison Health Care Contract Valid: Fla. Appeals Court
• FOIA Suit Unearths Trove Of Minn. Medicaid Docs
• Kaiser Union Looks To Launch Revised Campaign Pay Suit
• FCPA Powerhouse: Venable LLP
• 10th Circ. Rejects Atty Deceit Suit Over Penis Loss Claim
• Checklist For Your Health Insurance Navigator Program
• ACA Anti-Fraud Rules Strip 15K Of Medicare Billing Privileges
• $237M Medicare FCA Award Request Excessive, Hospital Says
• Fla. Pharmacy Says Walgreens Lifted Its 'Teamcare' Mark
• Mediators, Expand Your Tool Kit In Complex Litigation
• NJ Hospital Gets Go-Ahead For Liquidation Plan
• Judge Exempts Pa. Girl From HHS Transplant Age Rule
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Delay Of OTC Morning-After Pill
• Hatch Targets White House Over ACA Cost Increases
• LifeCare Says US Can't Freeze Funds From $320M Carlyle Deal
• NLRB Nixes Red Cross Rule On Worker Confidentiality
• AHA Wants More Time For ACA Tax-Exempt Rule Compliance
• Bankrupt Rotech Protests Equity Committee's Bifferato Hire
• FCPA Powerhouse: Reed Smith
• US Chamber Blasts ACA Health Insurance Fee As Double Tax
• Lessons From Fox Insurance's Multitude Of Mistakes
• Highmark Blasts UPMC Bid For Docs On $5M Antitrust Deal
• NJ Bill Would Up Penalties For Improper Prescriptions
• CMS Won't Delay Next Stage In E-Records Adoption
• Big Employers Accused Of Sex Bias In ACA Complaints
• Sutter Health Beats Antitrust Suit Over Health Plan Deals
• Hospital Work Stoppage Triggered Unemployment: Pa. Court
• Detroit-Area Health Official Cops Plea In Kickback Scheme
• McGuireWoods Lures Former Top Senate Official To DC Office
• NLRB Kicks Nursing Facility's Pension Row Back To Judge
• FCPA Powerhouse: Kirkland & Ellis
• Sebelius Likens ACA Fundraising To Previous GOP Efforts
• Not-So-Sunny Requirements Of CMS' Sunshine Act
• Houston Pain Clinic Docs To Pay $38M For Billing Scheme
• McDermott Hit With Malpractice Suit By Fla. Doctor
• SEIU Can't Sink Rival's Suit With SLAPP Law: Appeals Court
• Medicare Releases More Billing Data In Cost-Cutting Push
• Dow Jones Gets Injunction On Medicare Billing Data Nixed
• Crowell & Moring Nabs 2 DC Partners From CMS, Aetna
• Big Cos. Dodge ACA Employer Mandate At Their Own Peril
• GE To Pay Up To $2M In NY Health Credit Card Settlement
• Tax Code Nixes Resident's $30M Suit, NY Hospital Chain Says
• FCPA Powerhouse: Gibson Dunn
• Pfizer, GSK Price-Fixing Suit Won't Get High Court Review
• IOM Report — Worth Its Salt For Future Health Policy