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Health - September, 2013

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• MLB Drug Clinic May Face Fla. Criminal Suit
• DOD To Explore Alternative Structures For Tricare Contract
• Medical Newsletter Co. Hit With $16M Trade Secrets Suit
• HHS To Furlough Over Half Its Employees During Shutdown
• Deal Ending Ala. HIV Prisoner Segregation OK'd By Judge
• 3 Vital Signs To Watch As ACA Marketplaces Debut
• Senate Nixes House Spending Resolution As Shutdown Looms
• Tenn. Agency Sued Over ACA Background Checks
• WebMD, Others Hit With Suits Over Medical Tech Patent
• Washington REIT To Get $501M For Medical Offices
• ACLU Slams DEA In Prescription Records Privacy Fight
• Challenges In Conducting Breach Investigations: Part 4
• Judge Dismisses Antitrust Suit Against UPMC, Highmark
• Pa. Justices Punt $100M Malpractice Insurance Fund Decision
• UCSF Likely To Beat Billing Claims In Whistleblower Suit
• Ark. Wins CMS Approval For Private Health Exchange
• Accretive Health To Pay Millions To Resolve Investor Suit
• Haynes And Boone Lands Former Health Fraud Prosecutor
• Calif. Physicians Ask Supreme Court To Halt Medicaid Cuts
• KKR Puts Up $1.7B For Panasonic Health Care Unit
• Planned Parenthood Sues To Block Texas Abortion Bill
• FTC Commissioner Calls For More Merger Debriefs
• AHA Rips CMS Guidance On 2-Midnight Admission Policy
• OIG Sounds Alarm Over Medicare Ambulance Payments
• Fla. Medical Malpractice Law Violates HIPAA, Judge Finds
• Allstate Wins $7.7M For Fraudulent Chiropractic Claims
• Affinity's Wipeout Shows Importance Of Wiping Out PHI
• DOJ Announces Arrests, Guilty Plea In $48M Medicare Fraud
• Landauer Pursues Ch. 11 Plan After Stalking Horse Debt Buy
• Reps. Ask CMS To Examine Medicare Home Health Cuts
• Challenging ERISA's Church Plan Exemption Is Not Easy
• Rite Aid Managers Granted Class Cert. In OT Row
• Online Enrollment Delayed For ACA's Small Biz Exchanges
• Ousted CEO Hits NJ Human Services With Whistleblower Suit
• NJ High Court Grants Tax Exemption For Psychiatric Housing
• Ky. Fines Humana Over ACA-Skirting Policy Renewal Letters
• Chemed Hospice Units Want Medicare Scam Suit Nixed
• Lawmaker Pushes EEOC For Wellness Program Guidelines
• Insurers On Hook For $1.75M In EMT Sex Abuse Lawsuits
• ACA Exchanges In Colo., DC Experience Technical Glitches
• Don't Forget About Physician Supervision Requirements
• Disabled Children Lose Class Cert. Bid In Suit Against Fla.
• Accretive Execs Duck Derivative Suit Over FDCPA Woes
• Diagnostic Co. Settles Whistleblower FCA Suit For $17.5M
• EEOC Sues Assisted Living Co. For Firing Epileptic Admin
• HMA's New Board Hires Bankers To Review $7.6B Deal
• HHS Unveils ACA Exchange Premiums Nationwide
• Bracco Sued For Contract Breach Over Contrast Dye Product
• DOJ Must Pay Skadden Legal Fees In Hospital Fraud Case
• Sebelius Dodges Suit Over Classification Of Medicare Patients
• UK Cos. Say Breach Reporting Plan Won't Curb Cyberthreats
• For-Profits Exempt From Birth Control Rule, DC Circ. Told
• Health Providers Sue Over Revoked Medicare Billing Privileges
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• Murky HIPAA Marketing Guidance Creates Costs Headache
• Doctors Suing OnCure Object To Ch. 11 Plan
• Devonshire Can Use Cash Collateral To Fund Ch. 11
• Vista Equity Buys Medical Software Co. For $644M
• AHA Asks Medicare To Delay Two-Midnight Admission Policy
• NY Proposes Antitrust Exemption For Health Care Tie-Ups
• FTC Atty's Alleged Baby Buying Quip Can't Sink Suit
• WellCare Faces Class Cert. Bid In Junk Fax Suit
• 9th Circ. Sides With Wash. In Angioplasty Antitrust Fight
• A Snapshot Of The Anti-Bribery Enforcement Landscape
• Shands Case May Have Spawned New Breed Of Whistleblower
• Brazos Health Care Portfolio Co. Buys Modern Medical
• Foley & Lardner Snags Ex-Arent Fox Health Care Head
• HTA Drops $63M On South Fla. Medical Office Buildings
• DC Archdiocese Sues To Block Contraception Mandate
• HIPAA Revisions Arrive Amid Lingering Confusion
• CMS Issues ACA Basic Health Plan Proposal
• Trial Tests FTC's Power To Take On Hospital-Doc Mergers
• ACA Medicare Advantage Cuts May Disrupt Coverage: Insurers
• Hospital Fights State Farm's Car Crash Settlement Practice
• GOP Wants ACA Exchanges Delayed Over Privacy Concerns
• House Passes Spending Bill With ACA Defunding Clause
• Health Workers Union Seeks Probe Of Kaiser Ex-Regulator Hire
• HHS Clarifies Pay Rules For 3rd-Party Refill Reminder Cos.
• FTC Can't Set Data Security Standards, LabMD Says
• Cigna Asks 3rd Circ. To Keep Coverage Suit In Arbitration
• 8th Circ. Delays Minn. Home Care Workers Unionization Law
• How Lawyers Can Effectively Build A Reputation Online
• Post-Acute Sector Deal Activity Increases In 2013
• DOJ Asks High Court To Settle Birth Control Mandate Fight
• 4 Ways To Make Sure Comments On Agency Rules Count
• Conyers Pushes Repeal Of Insurance Antitrust Exemption
• House Advances Spending Bill With ACA Defunding Clause
• Judge Drops 2 Gentiva Execs From Securities Class Action
• An Unusual FTC Remedy In Phoebe Hospital Merger
• Hazards Of Billing For Health Care In Clinical Trials
• Continuing Care Facilities On PGA National Resort Seek Ch. 11
• HHS Acted Arbitrarily In OK'ing Medicaid Rate Cut: 3rd Circ.
• HHS Official Defends Insurance 'Navigators' In ACA Rollout
• Kmart Can't Dodge Ex-Pharmacy Worker's FCA Suit
• Greenberg Traurig Reps Gentiva In $409M Harden Buy
• CMS May Up Pay For Low-Income Health Centers Under ACA
• How In-House Counsel Avoid Breaking Bad As Biz Advisers
• House Small-Business Panel OKs GOP Regulatory Reform Bill
• Medical Loss Ratio Rebates — 5 Tips For ERISA Sponsors
• GOP To Float Spending Bill That Would Defund ACA
• NJ Bill Aims To Access Med Records In HIV Criminal Cases
• Agencies Launch Initiative To Protect ACA Exchange Data
• Walgreens Backs Private Health Exchange For 160K Workers
• Detroit Nurses Win Class Cert. In Antitrust Suit
• UnitedHealth Accused Of Misusing Hospital Group's Mark
• Rainmaker Q&A: DLA Piper's Stasia Kelly
• 6th Circ. Kills Bid To Block ACA Contraception Mandate
• How ACA Complicates Compliance With A San Francisco Law
• Fla. Business Leaders Push For Medicaid Expansion
• HHS Unveils Model 'User-Friendly' HIPAA Privacy Notices
• 8th Circ. Urged To Revive CMS Bidding Program Dispute
• Ky. Hospital Sues Insurer For Coverage Of HIPAA Probe
• DOL Extends FLSA Protections To Home Health Care Workers
• Post & Post Accused Of Botching $6M Malpractice Settlement
• Mass. PE Firm Takes Majority Stake In Pharmacy Software Co.
• Quest Diagnostics Seeks Toss Of Va. Medicaid Fraud Suit
• Polsinelli Taps Ex-Congressman To Lead Public Policy Group
• Whistleblowers Want Stay Lifted In Liberty Medical FCA Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Repsol, Lloyds, Total
• Cigna Asks 2nd Circ. To Reverse Benefit Plan Changes
• Public Perception Important For P3 Growth, Experts Say
• Feds Can't Enforce Discrimination Rules, UPMC Hospitals Say
• Harris Health Pays $4M In Back Wages To End DOL OT Probe
• Minn. Auditor, Lawmakers To Probe Health Exchange Breach
• Liberty Univ. Asks High Court To Revisit ACA
• FTC Tackles Medical Discount Scam Targeting Seniors
• LabMD Didn't Do Enough To Protect Customer Data, FTC Says
• CMS Finalizes Rule To Cut $1B In Medicaid DSH Payments
• 6 New Medicare Proposals Firing Up Docs, Hospitals
• Catholic Health Strikes $220M Deal To End Affiliation Fight
• Fla. Oncologists Pay $3.5M To Settle Medicare Fraud Claims
• Epstein Becker Nabs Ober Kaler Health Care Pro
• Navigating Conflicts When Serving 3rd-Party Subpoenas
• White House Rejects Subsidies For Union Health Plans
• Hospital Operator Settles With SEC Over $83M Bond Offering
• Aetna Withdraws From NJ's Health Insurance Exchange
• HHS Wrongly Denied Medicare Payment, Hospital Co. Says
• Ex-Marketing Firm Boss Charged In Kickback Scheme
• Pfizer Wants High Court To Review 1st Circ. RICO Rulings
• HHS, Other Agencies Wasted $321M On Duplicative IT: GAO
• LexisNexis Buys Health Care IT Firm Enclarity
• Fresenius Puts Up $4B For Rhoen-Klinikum Hospitals
• Ex-Universata Director Sues Over $17.5M HealthPort Deal
• Judge Invalidates SUNY's Latest LICH-Closure Proposal
• 5 Must-Watch Issues For Health Cos. In 2013's Home Stretch
• Gov't Contractor ResCare Settles DOL Anti-Male Bias Claims
• Fla. Appeals Court OKs Challenge To New Trauma Centers
• Texas Hospital Settles Criminal FCA Kickback Claims
• What To Do When Health Insurance Exchanges Are Hacked
• 10 Reasons You Should Value Your Chief Compliance Officer
• An Update On Resale Price Maintenance in China
• 3 More Plead Guilty To NJ Lab Referral Scheme
• House Passes ACA Exchange Eligibility Verification Bill
• EEOC Urges 8th Circ. To Revive Male Nurse's Gender Bias Suit
• HHS Says Consumers Saved $1.2B On ACA Rate Monitoring
• Landauer, Creditors Settle Differences Over Ch. 11 Sale
• CMS Is On The Right Track For Telehealth
• Bristol-Myers Kickback Claims May Fall Flat, Judge Says
• Rite Aid Job Applicants Win Round In Background-Check Suit
• Ariz. Legislators Challenge Medicaid Expansion Law
• Pa. Justices Ax Appeal In $10M ALS Misdiagnosis Row
• HHS Will Launch Guidance On HIPAA Health Privacy Rules
• AFL-CIO Says ACA Fees Stack Deck Against Union Plans
• NJ High Court Won't Nix Fees In Doc's Divorce Case
• Landauer Slams Creditors' Objections To Ch. 11 Sale Process
• Ex-SSA Chief Airs Privacy Concerns Tied To CMS Data Hub
• 9th Circ. Told Court Violated Law In Prison Health Care Suit
• HHS Targets Minority-Owned Health Care Suppliers, Suit Says
• Small Biz Owners Want ACA Exchange Subsidies Halted
• Quest Diagnostics Ducks ERISA Suit Over Severance Benefits
• AIG Computer-Hack Policy Covers Medicare Fraud, Atty Says
• NJ Hospital Loses Uniform Battle Over Nurse Scrubs
• Quest Diagnostics, LabCorp Accused Of Va. Medicaid Fraud
• How To Approach The 2nd Round Of 9/11 Victim Claims
• Fighting RACs Over Overpayment Decisions Is Not Easy
• Accel-KKR Takes Majority Stake In EA Holdings
• Plans Must Cover Certified Therapist Autism Care: Calif. Court
• HHS Urges DC Circ. To Uphold Lower Medicare Payments
• In-House Counsel To Firms: Do More With Less
• San Francisco Sues Nevada Over 'Dumping' Psych Patients
• GOP Ties Spending Resolution To Senate ACA Defunding Vote
• 3 Execs Get 52 Years For $70M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Hospital Group Asks 5th Circ. To OK $130M Deepwater Deal
• Carroll McNulty & Kull Launches Health Care Practice
• 5 Tips For Fattening Firm Wallets In Lean Times
• ND Statute Violates Medicaid Law, 8th Circ. Rules
• K&L Gates Nabs Ex-Garvey Schubert Health Atty In Seattle
• Conclusory Allegations Won't Cut It Under FCA
• Domino's Founder Urges 6th Circ. To Back ACA Exemption
• FTC Resolute On Data Security Despite Wyndham Fight
• Jones Day Nabs E-Health Expert From Nelson Mullins
• HHS Rips GOP 'Interference' With ACA Navigators
• Courts Rein In FCA Suits Over Medicare Billing Mistakes
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• NJ's Top Gov't Fraud Prosecutor Returns To Lowenstein
• FTC Taps Carnegie Mellon Prof For Top Economist
• Assisted Living Concepts Inks $12M Shareholder Settlement
• Interactive Health Data — What It Is And How To Use It
• Landauer Creditors Say Planned $22M Sale Moving Too Fast
• Medicare Rebuts Hospitals' DSH Objections In 3rd Circ.
• AvMed, Customers Reach Settlement In Data Theft Suit
• 5th Circ. Curbs Abortion Providers Fight Against La. Rule
• NJ Adopts Medicaid Rule Excluding Recent Immigrants
• Okla. Health Plan Receives Temporary Exemption From ACA
• Dechert Aids Bregal's Expansion Of Behavioral Health Platform
• Health Privacy Rules Ruining Business, Contractor Says
• Pa. Officials Blast Highmark, UPMC Over Ad War
• Advocate Health Hit With Data Breach Class Action
• Rainmaker Q&A: Faegre's Morgan Burns
• NLRB Finds EMT's Firing Over Facebook Posts Unlawful
• Whistleblowers Back $19M FCA Penalty Against Nursing Home
• Health Care Facilities, Be Careful With Your Staffing
• Health Care Software Trade Secrets Row Sent To Arbitrator
• Ambulance Co. Rural/Metro Gets Nod For Restructuring Deal
• Blue Cross Accuses Drug Test Co. Of $36M Fraud Scheme
• IG Slams Oversight of $236M For Afghan Health Contracts
• Treasury Proposes New Rules For ACA Employer Mandate
• 2 Men Indicted For $275M Medical Debt Investment Fraud
• Home Health Exec Gets 10 Years For Medicare Fraud
• Wyle Fights To Reclaim $2B NASA Health Contract
• NLRB Ruling Dooms Nursing Home Labor Case In 3rd Circ.
• Calif. Exchange Sued Over Kaiser Inclusion Amid $4M Fine
• Medicare Fraudsters Want High Court To Review Sentences
• BodyLogicMD Rival 'Riding On Coattails,' Judge Rules
• Doc Can't Block Bausch & Lomb's Slogan Use, Judge Says
• Patient Recruiters Admit To $48M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• 9th Circ. Reverses Class Win In Medicare Reimbursement Row
• EEOC Sues Kaiser Permanente For Disability Discrimination
• OIG Says Medicare Auditors Spotted $1.3B In Payment Errors
• Workers Who Drop Claims Can't Fight Decertification: 3rd Circ.
• Mayo Clinic Didn't Fraudulently Bill Medicare, 8th Circ. Rules
• UPMC Accuses Highmark Of Stalling In Antitrust Battle
• Ky. Gov. Can Expand Medicaid Under ACA, State Court Says
• Confused Employers Post-Windsor, Here Are Some Answers
• Nutter McClennen Lands Ex-Fresenius Associate GC In Boston
• Ind. State Health Plan Gets Temporary Exemption From ACA
• Mich. Lawmakers Sign Off On ACA Medicaid Expansion
• American Capital Ducks Row Over Stock Sale In 8th Circ.
• Insurer Says It Was Tricked Into Covering Scientology Clinic
• Aetna To Pay $120M To Settle Doctors' Antitrust MDL
• HCA Seeks Toss Of 'Serial Relator' FCA Suit
• Alliance Healthcare Settles Workers' Wage Class Action
• A Broken Promise For Pharma Manufacturers