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Health - February, 2014

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• Hospital Group Urges CFPB Caution On Debt Rulemaking
• Hospital's $79M Suit Against UnitedHealth Sent To Arbitration
• Republican Bill To Change ACA Would Cost $74B, CBO Says
• CMS Says State Glitches Won't Stop ACA Subsidy Eligibility
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Covington's Christine Haskett
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holland & Knight's Anita Mosner
• Texas Justices Revive Stock Buyout Row In Light Of Drennen
• National Guard Beats $200M Psych Care Contract Row
• AvMed's $3M Data Breach Deal Gets Key Nod With Rare Terms
• Pa. Hospital Sued Over Breach Of Employee Data
• No Change For Employers In Final ACA 'Play Or Pay' Mandate
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, J. Crew, Total
• Telemarketer Tells 11th Circ. Injunction Killed Its Biz
• Omnicare Pays $4.2M To End FCA Suit Over Amgen Kickbacks
• FTC Says Less Antitrust Regs On Health Care Is More
• China Anti-Bribery Rules Raise Questions For Life Sciences
• LabMD Loses Subpoena Bid In FTC Data-Security Suit
• ADA Obligations Of Health Providers Are Magnified By ACA
• FRCP Discovery Amendments Prove Highly Controversial
• Epstein Becker Asks Texas Justices To Nix Malpractice Suit
• Cigna Takes ERISA Coverage Row To Pa. Superior Court
• Rand Paul Opposes Surgeon General Nominee Over Gun Issue
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Buchalter's Shawn Christianson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Robins Kaplan's Hollis Salzman
• 3 Nonprofits Ask To Join Fla. Gay Marriage Case
• CMS Tells Auditors To Reopen '2 Midnight' Claim Reviews
• DOD Health Consolidation Shows Promise, House Hears
• Tax Reform Bill A Blueprint For Grand Compromise
• DOJ's Top Criminal Prosecutor To Step Down In March
• Fla. Doctor Agrees To Settle Medicare Fraud Claims
• Are Temp Nurses Hospital Employees For Insurance Policies?
• Health Fraud Crackdown Nets $4.3B In 2013, Feds Say
• Celera Shareholders Win Class Cert.
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sedgwick's Stephanie Sheridan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Pryor Cashman's Colleen Caden
• High Court Should Reverse 4th Circ.'s Flawed FCA Ruling
• Latham Snags Ex-Ropes & Gray White Collar Pro
• More Than 10,000 EMTs Win Class Cert. In Calif. OT Row
• La. Blue Cross Will Temporarily Accept Federal HIV Funds
• General Dynamics Gets $138M To Staff Army Health Center
• 11th Circ. Blow Prompts LabMD To Drop FTC Fight For Now
• 5 Business Risks To Consider When Outsourcing Health IT
• Pa. Justices Won't Touch Pro-Plaintiff Wrongful Death Ruling
• Hospital Discipline In Flux After Doc's Whistleblower Win
• The Unstoppable Trailblazer: Judge Shira Scheindlin
• Morgan Stanley Dodges Class Action Over Insurer Kickbacks
• Hospital Can't Lock Out Nonstaff Doctor, 9th Circ. Says
• GOP Sens. Push HHS To Rescind Medicare Advantage Cuts
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dentons' Kara Baysinger
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Winston & Strawn's Joan Fife
• Holder Urges State AGs To Drop Gay Marriage Ban Defenses
• Deals Rumor Mill: BlackBerry, SoftBank, Chevron
• Blue Cross Can't Ax Steward's Suit Over $40M Hospital Deal
• Dingell Departure Frays Congress' Connections To Regulators
• Whistleblower Doctor's EMTALA Case Nixed By High Court
• Inside HHS Rule On Test Results From HIPAA-Covered Labs
• NY Med Co. To Pay $16M To Settle FCA Billing Claims
• WellPoint Axes GC, Taps Morgan Lewis Atty As Replacement
• Fla. Hospital Settles Suit Over Epileptic Doctor's Firing
• States Acting Hastily In Pushing E-Cigarette Taxes
• High Court Won't Hear Ariz. Appeal Of Abortion Funds Ruling
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bingham's Debra Fischer
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nossaman's Nancy Smith
• Dozens Of Medical Groups Urge Delay On Electronic Records
• Morgan Lewis Adds Ex-Schnader Harrison Atty In Pittsburgh
• Hot Health Sectors On PE Radar — Buzz From JPM Conference
• Notre Dame Can't Escape ACA Waiver Requirement: 7th Circ.
• CMS Unveils Potential Cuts To Medicare Advantage Rates
• 4th Circ. Axes Whistleblower's FCA Suit Against Omnicare
• Calif. Sen. Charged With Taking Bribes From Undercover FBI
• LA Hospital Accused Of Medicare Psych Care Fraud
• NJ Limits Insurer Cancellation Of Med Malpractice Coverage
• Miami New Times Cleared In Doping Clinic Privacy Suit
• SUNY Makes Deal To Keep Hospital Open Under New Operator
• Staff Agency Not Liable For Employee Poisoning, Panel Says
• 11th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Cigna ERISA Case
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ropes & Gray's Jane Goldstein
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Snell & Wilmer's Barb Dawson
• Law360 Health Editorial Advisory Board
• Brookdale Senior Living Inks $2.8B Deal For Emeritus
• Rotech Appeals Baker & McKenzie's Fee Award In Ch. 11 Case
• Feds Join FCA Kickback Suit Against Tenet, HMA
• Fla. MRI Clinic Says Insurer Wrongly Denied PIP Benefits
• Obama Admin Finalizes ACA 90-Day Insurance Wait Limit
• NJ High Court To Mull Hospitals' Charitable Immunity
• Historic HIPAA Fine Will Push Feds To Get Tougher
• Calif. Justices Back Whistleblowing Doctors' Right To Sue
• Sports Clinic Owner Says MLB Ruined His Reputation
• Drug Test Co. Pays $5M For Medicare False Billing Claims
• The Coming Boom In Health Care Mergers Under ACA
• Medicaid Subcontractor Pay Isn't Public Info, Pa. Court Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nokia, Merck, J. Jill
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Choate's Melissa Tearney
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Littler's Lee Schreter
• ACA Doesn't Permit IRS Subsidies, DC Circ. Told
• 9th Circ. Ruling Helps Nonparties Fight Abusive Discovery
• Watchdog Urges Medicare To Widen Pre-Inpatient Pay Window
• Okla. AG Tells Court IRS Penalties Contradict ACA
• CMS Urged To Abandon Medicare Part D Reform Proposal
• Va. Court Latest To Allow ACA Tax Breaks For Opt-Out States
• $134M In Projected Colo. Marijuana Taxes Busts Estimates
• MLB Drops Suit Against Drug Clinic That Supplied A-Rod
• Polsinelli Adds 4 Attys To Health Care Practice
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steptoe's Mimi Addy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Mary Mullany
• Triple-S Unit Faces $7M Fine Over Medicare Data Breach
• St. Luke's Merger Decision Highlights Enforcement Trends
• FTC Wants LabMD Sanctioned In Data-Security Discovery Row
• The Captain Of The Mother Court: Judge Loretta Preska
• Fla. House Panel Advances Bill Broadening Nurses' Duties
• Epstein Becker Opens CMS-Focused Office In Baltimore
• No Strict Liability For NY Medical Cos. Over Info Leaks
• ACA Subsidies Backed By Health Groups, Dems In DC Circ.
• TPG, Fosun Snag Chinese Health Care Co. For $369M
• Sabra Health REIT Grabs $90M Senior Housing Portfolio
• McDermott Expands Chicago Office With CVS Health Care Vet
• GOP Bill Would Delay ACA Individual Mandate Fees Till 2016
• Holland & Knight Adds Public Finance Duo In Atlanta
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kaye Scholer's Lori Leskin
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hirschler's Courtney Paulk
• Kirkland Guides Starr To Landmark MultiPlan Buy
• Va.'s Gay-Marriage Ban Struck Down As Unconstitutional
• 8,300 UC Service Workers Vote For Wage Strike
• Treasury, DOJ Clear Banks To Serve Marijuana Businesses
• GAO Inquiry Sought For Troubled Ore. Health Exchange
• Hope For NYC Hospitals Rises With $8B Medicaid Waiver Deal
• Calif. Court Rips Document 'Deluge,' Revives Age Bias Suit
• Declaratory Judgment OK For CAFA $5M Hurdle: 11th Circ.
• Humana To Fork Over $4.5M For Insurance Tying
• Wash. Health Dept. Sued For Hospital-Merger Rule Change
• GSK Announcement May Change Industry Speaker Programs
• GOP Bill Would Curb Federal Recognition Of Gay Marriages
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hughes Hubbard's Bassey
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Mitchell Silberberg's Coyoca
• Doctor's High-Court Plea Tests Whistleblower Protections
• Fla. Pharmacy Chain On Its Own In TCPA Suit, Insurer Says
• 6 Tips For Creating Effective Trial Graphics
• Centura Can't Dodge Surgical Centers' Antitrust Suit
• HCA Settles Fla. Nurse's Whistleblower False Claims Suit
• NY Says Cut To Judges' Health Benefits Is Constitutional
• Medicare Audit Provision Immune To Court Review: 3rd Circ.
• Hospital's Suit Over NY Workers' Comp Law Dismissed
• Costs Of New Medical Coding Rules Soaring, AMA Says
• Texas Bar Sues State Rep. Over Client Referral Scheme
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Goodwin Procter's Sharton
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Levenfeld's Patti O'Connor
• GOP Reps. Demand Details On ACA Employer Mandate Delay
• CMS Proposal Leaves Part D Protected Class Unprotected
• Pa. Justices To Mull Providers' Insurance Dept. Billing Row
• Hogan Lovells Adds Ex-Kaye Scholer Corporate Partner
• Chapman & Cutler Adds 9 Ex-Jones Day Finance Attys
• Bill In Fla. Senate Would Legalize Medical Marijuana
• Hospitals Turn To Off-Campus Offices Under ACA
• Notre Dame Asks 7th Circ. For Birth Control Waiver
• NYC Mayor Slams Bloomberg For Leaving Union Deals Open
• Youth Participation In ACA Rises Slightly In January
• DEA Needs Warrants To Get Drug Records, Judge Says
• Senate Stops Military Pension Cut, Ups Medicare Doc-Fix Pay
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Emilie Ninan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steptoe's Lucinda Low
• NY Hospital Settlement Could Be Model For Future Mergers
• DaVita To Pay $389M, Unwind Deals To End Kickback Probes
• Cohen Milstein Joins Forces With Fla.'s Leopold Law
• 1 Of 2 $220M Health Merger Suits Should Be Nixed, Judge Says
• NJ Firm Sues Medical Marijuana Permittee For Unpaid Fees
• HHS Botched Hospital Merger Valuation, DC Circ. Told
• NJ Officials Can't Shake Medical Day Care's Fraud Claim
• Delay Of ACA Employer Mandate Won't Satisfy Big Biz
• Pa. High Court Strikes 'Error Of Judgment' Jury Instruction
• House Restores Military Pensions, Ups Medicare Doc-Fix Pay
• Fla. Bill Would Let Pharmacies Sue Over Abusive Audits
• La. High Court Reins In State AG Medicaid Fraud Suits
• Hogan Lovells Hires Ex-O'Melveny Health Pro For LA Office
• Sens. Seek To Limit FDA's Health IT Regulatory Oversight
• House Members Urge HHS To Overhaul Medicare Audit System
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ropes & Gray's Laurel FitzPatrick
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Baker Donelson's Donna Fraiche
• DC Circ. Mulls Coverage Of Temp Nurse In Malpractice Row
• New ACA Tweaks Let Consumers Alter Marketplace Plans
• Hobby Lobby Urges High Court To Block Contraception Rule
• 2013 Brought Federal Policies In Support Of Telehealth
• Blagojevich Fundraiser Sentenced For Referral Bribe Scheme
• Treasury Allows 1-Year Delay Of ACA Employer Mandate
• Hinckley Allen Nabs Corporate, Health Care Partners
• Medicare Wrongly Paid $12M For Prisoners' Drugs, HHS Says
• Justices Asked To Clarify FCA Liability For Universities
• Ariz. Judge Ends Challenge To State Medicaid Expansion
• U. Of Miami Hit With Class Action Over Health Records
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sprint, Vodafone, Nestle
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: FordHarrison's Tracey Jaensch
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McManis' Neda Mansoorian
• Prescription Fraud, Diversion Will Keep Spotlight In 2014
• 5 Lessons Doctors Can Take From FDA's Big Stem-Cell Win
• NLRB Accuses NJ Hospital Of Union-Busting
• EEOC Sues CVS For Restrictive Separation Agreements
• 2nd Circ. Narrows Injunction In UnitedHealth Doctors Suit
• Quest Can't Dodge Calif. Law Claims In Antitrust Suit
• Hospital Can't Prove FCA Whistleblower Lacks Standing
• La. Is Latest State To Demand Causation For Medicaid Fraud
• DC Circ. Mulls Adequacy of HHS Medicare Rule Change Notice
• Schools Join Ind. In Challenge To ACA Employer Mandate
• Chemed Pays $6M To Exit Investors' Medicare Fraud Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McAndrews' Nabeela Rasheed
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Crowell's Ellen Dwyer
• Judge Bars Whistleblower Claims In Liberty Medical Ch. 11
• CMS Issues ACA Plan Certification Requirements For 2015
• Tighter Drug-Discount Rules Loom After 340B Report
• A Review Of Health Care Enforcement In 2013: Part 2
• House Bill Would Eliminate 4-Day Rule For Remote Hospitals
• Defunct Gingrich Think Tank Hits Ex-CEO With Clawback Suit
• Lawmakers Announce Bipartisan Deal To Scrap Medicare SGR
• GOP Reps. Want Details On Health Exchange Appeals Process
• Hospital Slams Staffing Co.'s Bid To Toss Negligence Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Wendel Rosen's Pamela Mintzer
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hodgson Russ' Yalamanchili
• 7th Circ. Frees Hospitals From Refunding Mistaken Payments
• Conspiracy Claims Against Quest, Insurers Face Dismissal
• HHS Watchdog Says Rules For 340B Drug Program Unclear
• ACA Doesn't Authorize 'Risk Corridors' For Insurers: Report
• A Review Of Health Care Enforcement In 2013: Part 1
• HealthBridge Fights Stay, Wants CBA Rejection To Proceed
• Med School Loan Payments Not Deductible, 6th Circ. Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Taft's Margaret Lawson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Frankfurt's Barbara Shiers
• Too Late For Malibu Rehab To Join Sly Stone Suit, Judge Says
• Wilson Elser Atty's Questioning Leads To Mistrial, Fine
• Paul Hastings Helps Arrange $1B Accellent Financing Deal
• CBO Lowers Enrollment Estimate For ACA Exchanges
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Vt. Win In ERISA Preemption Battle
• HHS Wrongly Nixed Medicare Reimbursement Row, Suit Says
• Fla. Agency Upholds Award Of $1B Medicaid Contract
• Related Joins Brooklyn Hospital In New LICH Proposal
• Hospitals Sue CMS Over Reduced Medicare Reimbursements
• Blackstone Unit Invests $200M In Chopper Leasing Co.
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Michelman's Mona Hanna
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Baker Donelson's Linda Klein
• Takeaways From FTC's Win In Hospital-Doc Deal Case
• IRS' ACA Outreach Could Be Challenging, TIGTA Says
• Calif. AG Puts A Clock On Data-Breach Reporting
• Mich. Pharm Resold Drugs In $60M Fraud Scheme, DOJ Says
• HealthBridge Can Ignore Union Demands, Judge Says
• In-House Counsel Name Client-Friendly Litigators
• Hospitals See Opening As Medicare Delays '2-Midnight' Rule
• GCs Name Best-Of-The-Best Attys
• Coventry Health Care Workers Settle OT Suit For $3M
• ACA Still Under Assault After Premium Tax Credits Upheld
• Insurer Off Hook For Junk Fax Settlement, Ill. Court Rules
• NJ Hospital Again Fights Doc Disclosure In Malpractice Suit
• Pa. Court Clerk Wants Gay Marriage Ban Challenge Heard
• Texas Justices Pan TV Station's Defamation Defense Again
• Walgreens Sues Rivals Over Prescription-Refill App Patent
• NY Recovered $851M In Medicaid Fraud And Abuse Last Year
• Montagu Strikes $805M Deal For Rexam's Health Care Biz
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holwell Shuster's Dorit Black
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gibbons' Christine Amalfe
• FTC Scolds Medical Transcript Co. For Leaking Health Info
• 1st Circ. Holds FCA Relator's Feet To The Rule 9(b) Fire