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Health - November, 2013

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• Calif. Appeals Court Sides With Scripps In Doctor Denial Row
• Medicare Finalizes 2014 Pay For Docs, Hospitals
• Former HMA Exec Charged With Obstructing Investigation
• FTC Says Authority Extends To LabMD's Health Data
• DNA Testing Co. Responds To FDA's Demand, Defends Product
• Data Security And State Health Insurance Exchanges
• 10th Circ. OKs Axing Worker Who Lied About Facebook Posts
• ER Physician Provider Hit With $9.5M Verdict For Injury
• ACA Online Enrollment Delayed 1 Year For Small Biz
• Rite Aid Latest Target Of Glucosamine False Ad Litigation
• German Watchdog Begins Probe Of $4B Fresenius-Rhoen Buy
• NYC Council Set To Push For E-Cig Indoor Smoking Ban
• AGs Urge High Court To Back Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones
• City's Free Health Care Demands May Be Kickbacks, HHS Says
• Canadian Gov't Sued For Outing Medical Marijuana Users
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sidley's Sara Brody
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morgan Lewis' Grace Speights
• Dechert, Sullivan Steer CVS To $2.1B Infusion Biz Buy
• Anthem Blue Cross Posted Doctors' Social Security, Tax Info
• Phony Doctor Sentenced In $19M NJ Medicare Fraud Scheme
• High Court Birth Control Case Tests Scope Of Biz Rights
• Bonus Deal For Fla. Oncologists Not A Proven FCA Violation
• Evolution Of A $237M FCA Health Care Verdict
• NM Hospital Beats FCA Suit Over Lab Test Violations
• Justices Urged To Rethink Mandatory Public Union Fees
• NY Civil Litigants Would Get Lawyers Under New State Bill
• Elliott Again Lifts Stake In $8.2B Buyout Target Celesio
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Mayer Brown's Libby Raymond
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Reed Smith's Colleen Davies
• Supreme Court To Review ACA Contraception Mandate
• Texas AG Asks 5th Circ. To Uphold Abortion Restrictions
• Highmark Calls UPMC Settlement Promises 'Meaningless'
• Medicare Deals Give HHS Pause Over Devonshire Ch. 11 Plan
• ACA Tweaks To Cut $200M Home Health Payments In 2014
• NJ High Court To Mull Med Malpractice Coverage Disclosure
• Health Care MVP: Akin Gump's Stephanie Webster
• DNA Testers On Notice As FDA Warns Wife Of Google's Brin
• GWU Hospital Beats Nurses' 18-Year False Claims Suit
• Texas High Court Rejects Medicaid Rate Challenge
• Insurer Disputes Coverage For NECC-Linked Compounder
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hogan Lovells' Janet McDavid
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: DLA Piper's Lisa Haile
• Aetna Scoops Up PE-Backed UK Insurer InterGlobal
• LabMD Unleashes Trump Card In FTC Data Security Fight
• Obama Extends ACA Signup Deadline By 8 Days
• Hospital, Doctor Sued For Bleeding $300M Copper Heiress
• Pros And Cons Of A Medicare Pay-For-Performance Model
• Health MVP: Weil Gotshal's Nicholas J. Pappas
• Religious Freedom Concerns Over ACA Mandate Weighed
• Pa. Dioceses Win Injunction Against Contraceptive Mandate
• Calif. Blocks Renewal Of ACA-Canceled Policies
• Pa. Justices Limit Reduction Of Workers' Comp Benefits
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Norton Rose's Jane Smith
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jones Day's Mary Ellen Powers
• NYC Board OKs Full-Block Medical Center Development
• Wary Of Sticker Shock, HHS Delays 2015 ACA Rate Filings
• Health MVP: Weil Gotshal's Matthew Gilroy
• IT Procurement Reform Wouldn't Have Saved HealthCare.gov
• In New FCA World, Anyone's A Whistleblower
• White House Offers Help On ACA Coverage Cancellation Fix
• Reorganized Rotech Says Baker & McKenzie Lied To Court
• Health Care Group Says ACA Termination Concerns Undue
• Provider Class Bid Narrowed In UnitedHealth Row
• Vantage Oncology Pays $2M To Settle Whistleblower Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Weil's Mindy Spector
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hunton & Williams' Sandy Collins
• Philips, Zoll Can't Escape Defibrillator Patent Suits
• Sears Can't Dodge Whistleblower's FCA Pharmacy Suit
• Ill. Marriage Equality Bill Signed Into Law
• Cardiologist Gets 6 Years, $19M Sentence For Health Fraud
• 25 Drug Cos. Put Up $88M To Escape Price-Rigging Suits
• How Some Attorneys Succeed Where The 'Elite' Fail
• New Medicare Tax Lacks Specificity
• Labor Secretary Rips Cigna Retirement Plan In 2nd Circ.
• GOP Sounds Alarm On ACA's $2B Insurance Loans
• Univ. Of Calif. Hospital Workers Strike Over Harassment
• ACA Tax Credits Won't Be Suspended For Va. Consumers
• Health MVP: Sheppard Mullin's Eric Klein
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morgan Lewis' Jami McKeon
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sidley's Sara Gourley
• Ensign Group To Pay $48M To End Medicare Overbilling Probe
• Divided High Court Won't Block Texas Abortion Restrictions
• Ascension Hospital Chain Beats Ex-Staffer's FCA Suit
• Fortress Unit To Pay $1B For Senior Housing Portfolio
• 5 Ways To Make The FCA Fairer And More Effective
• CMS Official Says ACA Privacy Protected, Despite Glitches
• Some Traditional Insurance Policies May Cover Data Breach
• Ex-Judge Sues Dallas Rehab Hospital Over Stock Issue Plan
• GOP Senate Bill Would Nix ACA Fee Relief For Unions
• Baptist Health Pays $3.7M To Settle Medicare FCA Suit
• Proposed UK Law Would Send Negligent Doctors To Jail
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Miller Canfield's Megan Norris
• Expert Deposition Tips For Young Lawyers
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Buchanan's Wendy Newton
• Senate Approves Drug Compounding Reform Bill
• Nurse Says NJ Appeals Court Misread Whistleblower Law
• Supreme Court Roundup: 2012 To The Term Ahead
• Highmark Can't Dodge OT Class Action
• 9 Firms Surge Onto GC All-Stars List
• Skadden The Firm Most Loved By General Counsel
• Weil Gotshal Reps American Securities In Tekni-Plex Buy
• Farmers Insurance Prevails Over Medical Expenses Suit
• 9 Top Firms Tumble From List Of GC Favorites
• FDA Asks Texas Compounder To Halt Sterile Drug Production
• Philadelphia Loses Blue Cross Tax Credit Challenge
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• More Firms Get Serious About Keeping GCs Happy
• When It Comes To Law Firms, Size Doesn't Matter, GCs Say
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Irell & Manella's Andra Greene
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Thompson & Knight's Emily Parker
• High Court Won't Hear Doctor's Free Speech Retaliation Case
• ACA Traps For The Unwary Government Contractor
• Fla. Contractor Takes Bribery Conviction To Supreme Court
• OIG Sounds Alarm On Medicare's Hospital Outlier Payments
• 5 Highlights Of Long-Awaited Mental Health Parity Rules
• Highmark Toyed With Antitrust Settlement Terms, UPMC Says
• Calif. AG Takes Down Bogus Health Insurance Websites
• FDA Trans Fats Decision Could Affect Other Ingredients
• House Defies Veto Threat, Votes To Stall ACA Plan Mandates
• NJ Hospital's Insurer Not Required To Cover IRS Collection
• House Bill Aims To Repeal ACA 'Belly Button Tax'
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Quarles & Brady's Kim Johnson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Duane Morris' Dominica Anderson
• Obama Names ACA Supporter As Surgeon General
• LabMD Says Gov't Funded The Data Breach At Probe's Center
• Challenge To Pa. Gay Marriage Ban Beats Dismissal Bid
• Reed Smith Reels In 2 Finance Aces From Thompson & Knight
• Deals Rumor Mill: Forbes, Uralkali, Blackstone
• The Month Of Physician Convictions
• Roto-Rooter's Medicare Fraud Headache Continues To Grow
• ACA Policy Cancellation Fix Won't Break Bank For Insurers
• GOP Sens. Rail Against Unions' Exemption From ACA Fee
• Employer Health FSAs Just Got More Flexible
• Nelson Mullins Snags Health Care Pros From LeClairRyan
• Blue Cross Settles Suit Over Flawed Reimbursement Numbers
• Physiotherapy Holdings Poised For Quick Ch. 11 Turnaround
• 9th Circ. Urged To Unseal St. Luke's Merger Trial Docs
• Obama OKs 1-Year Extensions Of ACA's Canceled Plans
• Deals Rumor Mill: America Movil, Snapchat, Daniel Loeb
• ACA Regs Bridge Gap Between Mental, Physical Health
• FDA Floats Plan For Streamlined Device Evaluation
• Planned Parenthood Urges SCOTUS To Halt Abortion Law
• Fla. Hospital's Bonus Deal With Docs Not Proper, Judge Says
• ACA Marketplace Officials Deny White House Interference
• 500K Found Coverage In ACA's Rocky 1st Month
• NY High Court Mulls Smokers' Medical Monitoring Claims
• ACA Exchange Site Endured Hack Attack, Official Says
• Health Management's New Board OKs $7.6B Takeover Bid
• Judge Rips Amedisys' 'Abusive Tactics' In Nurse's OT Suit
• Reorganized Rotech Objects To $1M Baker & McKenzie Fees
• UPMC Says It Has No Employees In Tax Status Fight
• NY Hospital Lands $6.3M Through New Markets Tax Program
• Senate OKs $1.5B Bill Funding Children's Hospital Teaching
• Attorney-Client Privilege Vs. Attorney As Whistleblower
• Physiotherapy Holdings Looks To Rehab Debt In Ch. 11
• AmerisourceBergen Beats Online Posters' Bid To Hide IDs
• High Court Won't Look At Okla. Abortion Ultrasound Law
• IRS Faces Data Security, ACA Woes In 2014, Watchdog Says
• ERISA Rulings Shield Insurers From Benefits Class Actions
• Upstate NY Union Activity Up In 2012, Bond Schoeneck Says
• IRS Ruling Bolsters Coverage For Mental Health Under ACA
• Epstein Becker Green Snags IP, Life Sciences Pro
• 4 More Reforms That Would Improve FCA
• Clinic's Contract Terms Look Like Kickbacks, Watchdog Says
• High Court Won't Touch Unpaid Florida Interns' FLSA Suit
• There May Be A Paradigm Shift In Generic Drug Labeling
• NJ's Ban On Gay 'Conversion Therapy' Ruled Constitutional
• 7th Circ. Shields For-Profits From ACA Contraception Mandate
• 5th Circ. Affirms $10M Medicare Fraud Convictions, Sentences
• Stiefel Labs, Ex-CEO Cleared Of $2M Securities Fraud Claim
• Blue Cross Dealt Setbacks In Provider ERISA Benefit Suit
• Audit Finds Lax Security Behind Minn. Private Data Breach
• Physicians' Defense Firm Lubell Rosen Adds Partner In Fla.
• A Peek Inside The New Data Privacy Lawsuit Playbook
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Top Guns From 58 Firms
• CMS Stays Mum On ACA Exchange Details As Glitches Persist
• Feds Finalize Rule Requiring Equal Mental Health Coverage
• Home Care Co. Can't Escape Whistleblower's $9M FCA Case
• Pa. Firm Settles With Ex-Partner After Exiting Bankruptcy
• Personalized Medicine Providers, FDA Has Your Back
• GOP Sens. Want Sebelius' Head Over Botched ACA Rollout
• J&J To Pay $400M Over Criminal Charge In Risperdal Case
• Senate Bill Would Ban Abortions At 20 Weeks
• Kickbacks Earn Ex-NY Hospital CEO 18-Month Prison Term
• Businesses Urge IRS To Scale Down ACA Reporting Regs
• Shopko Escapes FCA Suit Claiming Medicaid Overcharges
• Therapist Convicted In $55M Medicare Fraud Gets 10 Years
• 7th Circ. Revives Widower's Fiduciary Duty Claim
• What To Do When EEOC Oversteps Its Investigative Powers
• SF Voters Push Through Retiree Health Fund Measure
• Security Flaws Land ACA Contractors In Legal Crosshairs
• Hospital Asks NJ High Court To Keep Injury Probe Docs Secret
• Experian Drops $850M On Medical Billing Software Co.
• High Court Asked To Weigh FLSA Pleading Standards
• Rite Aid Urges Pa. High Court To Ax Record Fee Class Action
• Coburn, Hatch Say ACA Tax Credits Have Big Fraud Risks
• Fla. Hospital Operator Challenges Law Increasing Oversight
• Miami Hospital CEO Pledges Transparent Use Of $830M
• Fed. Circ. Axes E8 Pharmaceuticals' Gene Testing IP Claims
• Millions Qualify For ACA Tax Credits In 2014, Kaiser Says
• Ex-NFL Doc Ends $2M Indemnity Suit Against Smith & Nephew
• ACA Marketplace Still Needs Hundreds Of Fixes, Sebelius Says
• Bring Your Captive Insurer Home
• Why High Stakes Legal Failures Happen
• HCP REIT Sells Nursing Centers, Prices $800M Offering
• LabMD Slams 'Oppressive' FTC Subpoenas In Data Breach Row
• Suit Over Calif. Law On Nursing Homes' Outsourcing Nixed
• Colo. Approves Pot Tax That Could Net $70M In First Year
• ACA Memos Show Behind-The-Scenes Scramble
• Davis Wright Snags Health Care Pro From Garvey Schubert
• Pa. Court Upholds $13M Malpractice Verdict Against UPMC
• CMS Delays Audits Of 2-Midnights Admission Policy
• 11th Circ. Says No Claims Stated In Insurance Co. Suits
• Iowa Telemedicine Abortion Ban Delayed By Judge
• Anthem Blue Cross Sued Over Plans Canceled Under ACA
• ACA Website's Technical Flaws Reduced, Medicare Chief Says
• 5th Circ. Flunks Texas Ex-Professor's Whistleblower Case
• Citing $2B J&J Deal, Pa. Pol Floats State False Claims Act
• Epstein Becker Green Brings On FDA Pro From Hodgson Russ
• Chief Justice Roberts Turns Up The Heat On Cy Pres Pacts
• Sutter Health Coughs Up $46M For Overcharging Insurers
• With $2B J&J Deal, FCA Proves It's Still The Anti-Fraud King
• NY Hospitals Pay $1.5M To Settle Meal Break Suits
• J&J's $2.2B Deal A Last Hurrah For Off-Label Crackdown
• Corbett Dismissed As Defendant In Pa. Gay Marriage Row
• UPenn Suit Over Aetna Policy Belongs in Court, Panel Says
• Insurer Beats Chiropractors' Challenge To Coverage Policy
• Leidos Wins $178M Military Health Advice Line Contract
• Patients Videotaped By Johns Hopkins Doc Enter Deal Talks
• High Court Rejects Rival Union's Appeal Of $1M SEIU Win
• Pa. Rep. Seeks To Introduce Insurance Fraud Reform
• High Court Asked To Halt Texas Abortion Law Amid Appeal
• Justices Won't Touch Facebook's $9.5M 'Beacon' Privacy Deal
• High Court Won't Hear Okla. Appeal Over Abortion-Drug Law
• Specialty Hospitals To Pay $4.2M To End False Claims Suit
• Supreme Court Trends In Federal Preemption
• J&J Inks $2.2B Settlement For Off-Label Marketing, Kickbacks
• Norton Healthcare Shortchanged Early Retirees, Judge Says
• Arnold & Porter Sues Docs For Stiffing Firm On $3M In Fees
• 'War Room' Memos Detail ACA Website's Chaotic Debut
• UnitedHealth Shakes Mental Health Coverage Suit
• NC Dental Board Asks High Court To Review FTC Challenge
• Cigna's $2.4M Deal Resolves Autism Treatment Denial Claims
• DC Circ. Says ACA Contraception Mandate Likely Too Broad
• Treasury Eases 'Use-Or-Lose' Rule In Flexible Spending Plans
• Rite Aid Loses Upstate NY Property Tax Assessment Appeal
• OrbiMed Forms $735M VC Fund To Invest In Health Industry
• Lessons From The Obamacare Website Debacle