Health Archive » April, 2014

Health - April, 2014

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• GAO Says More Action Needed to Address Medicare Fraud
• CMS Ups Medicare Inpatient Payments, Penalties For 2015
• NJ Hospital Settles Kickback Allegations In FCA Suit
• Express Scripts Discloses Trio Of Gov't Investigations
• Medicare Finalizes 30% Pay Raise For Safety Net Clinics
• Calif.'s Drug-Addicted Doctors Rehab Bill Gains Traction
• Ex-Nurse Fights Dismissal Bid In Pacific Health FCA Suit
• Rising Star: Proskauer's Roger Cohen
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gunster's Lila Jaber
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hausfeld's Megan Jones
• Debate Over Categorizing Qualified Health Plans Continues
• Preemption Redemption
• Produce Documents 'Subject To' Objections At Your Own Risk
• A Bloody Mess: Liability Pitfalls After Heartbleed
• Retail Group Pans EEOC Suit Over CVS Severance Agreement
• RE Rumor Mill: LICH, Rabsky Group, Jamestown Properties
• Celgene Attacks Whistleblower's FCA Off-Label Suit
• Medical Boards' Vote Tees Up Telehealth Access Fight
• Health Operator Fights IRS Treatment Of Insurance Deduction
• Pa. Justices Affirm Atty-Expert Privilege In Injury Case
• Rising Star: King & Spalding's Thomas Hawk
• House Backs ACA Exemption For Expat Health Plans
• ACLU Asks Court To Stop Enforcing Gay Marriage Ban
• Akin Gump Snags Former FDA Lawyer For Health Practice
• Court Battle Over NY Health Regulations Will Continue
• The Golden State Warrior: Judge S. James Otero
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Porter Hedges' Joyce Soliman
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kirkland's Anne McClain Sidrys
• 6th Circ. Endorses Agency Thinking On Hospital Mergers
• Fla. Senate OKs Limited Legalization Of Medical Marijuana
• Justices Take A Pass On Ex-Kan. AG's Indefinite Suspension
• NY Hospitals Face Class Action Over Medical Record Fees
• 1st Circ. OKs Maine's Medical Benefit Cut For Noncitizens
• Mintz Levin Snags Ex-Morrison & Foerster IP Expert
• The Long Road To CMS' Medicare Compensation Disclosure
• Blue Shield Must Cover Reconstructive Surgeries, Suit Says
• 5 Years After FERA, FCA Landscape Still Unsettled
• HealthSouth Hospitals Subpoenaed In HHS Fraud Probe
• Md. High Court Says Off-Label Status Doesn't Show Drug Risks
• Rising Star: Jones Day's Alexis Gilroy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Axelrod Firm's Sheryl Axelrod
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Patton Boggs' Laura Weidenfeld
• It's An Honor To Be Your Friend?: Social Media And Judges
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• Fla. House Passes Wide-Ranging Health Care Bill
• GAO Tosses Protest Of $500M Army Medical Services Contract
• Mass. Given Extra Year To Comply With ACA Rate Factors
• Medicare Paid $26M For Undocumented Immigrants' Care: Report
• Michael Best Hires Health, Privacy Pro In Wis. Office
• Weil Bolsters DC Antitrust Bench With Top FTC Litigator
• Rising Star: DLA Piper's Joshua Kaye
• Prestige Brands To Drop $750M For Insight Pharmaceuticals
• Texas High Court Won't Nix Epstein Becker Malpractice Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nicolaides' Sara Thorpe
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Strasburger's Kim Moore
• Relator Held Back Share Of $241M FCA Deal, Partners Say
• Oregon Poised To Scrap Troubled Health Exchange
• Rep. Presses CMS On GAO Proposals To Stop Medicare Fraud
• Sen. Pushes IRS To Probe Theft Of Physicians' Tax Info
• Fla. Doctor Hit With 210 Counts Of Health Care Fraud
• A Potential New Defense In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Minn. Senate Passes Bill Allowing Infant Blood Testing
• Herrick Pays $190M For 44 CVS-Leased Retail Pharmacies
• Skadden Reps Brookdale Senior Living In $1.2B JV With HCP
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Williams & Connolly's Enu Mainigi
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dorsey's Liz Buckingham
• Legal Evolution: Back To Business
• Calif. Appeals Court Again Says Plans Must Cover Autism Care
• Fla. Bill Shielding Nursing Home Investors Heads To Gov.
• Rising Star: Norton Rose Fulbright's Lesley Reynolds
• RE Rumor Mill: Bank Of NY Mellon, Sony, JPMorgan
• Sumitomo Bakelite Drops $265M For HIG Capital's Vaupell
• Major Changes Come To China's Medical Device Industry
• Manatt Nabs Health Privacy Leader For DC Office
• Congressman Urges FTC To Take Action On Health M&A
• Amedisys To Pay $150M To Settle DOJ Medicare Billing Suits
• UC Regents Ink $10M Settlement With Whistleblowing Surgeon
• RBC Asks Judge To Divvy Blame For Botched Rural/Metro Sale
• FDA Rips Providers For Shoddy Clinical Trial Oversight
• Whistleblower Looks To DQ Firm From Medicare Fraud Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Alston Hunt's Anna Elento-Sneed
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Curtis' Nancy Delaney
• Reps And Warranties Insurance Rises In Health Care Deals
• CVS Decries Novartis Kickback Suit As 'Implausible'
• 3 Lessons From The FTC's ProMedica Hospital Merger Win
• SUNY Slammed On Bid Process For Ailing Brooklyn Hospital
• Concentra, Insurer Pay $2M To End HIPAA Investigations
• Medicare Sued Over Erratic Payment Policies
• The Accidental Advocate: Judge John E. Jones III
• Mandatory Pro Bono Is Not The Answer For Practitioners
• HP Nabs $117M Deal To Fire Up Colo.'s New Medicaid System
• Medicare's ACA Payments Guru To Step Down In May
• Ariz. Appeals Court Revives Medicaid Expansion Challenge
• Adams & Reese Launches Privacy, Data Security Practice
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, Red Lobster, Citigroup
• Low-THC Marijuana Legalization Moves Ahead In Fla. Senate
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: BakerHostetler's Lauren Resnick
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Priest Johnson's Priest Johnson
• IMS Health Launches New Coverage Suit Over Antitrust Claims
• 6th Circ. Backs FTC In ProMedica 'Hail Mary' Merger Appeal
• Corbett Tells Judge Pa. Has Right To Bar Same-Sex Marriage
• Surgery Centers Blast United For Nixing Lap-Band Payments
• Fla. Medical Marijuana Bill Clears House Committee
• Hospital Operator Settles Doctor-Overpayment Claims For $7M
• CVS Blasts EEOC Suit Over 'Run Of The Mill' Contract Terms
• High Court Won't Weigh Surgeon's False Claims Verdict
• Fla. Senator Wants More Flexibility In Medicaid Expansion
• Only 7 BigLaw Firms Have Women Running The Show
• Heartbleed Spurs Need For New HealthCare.gov Passwords
• CHS Hospital Inks $1.5M FCA Deal For Nonexistent Procedures
• Judge OKs $64M Baxter Plasma Products Antitrust Deal
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Horvitz & Levy's Lisa Perrochet
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Allen Matkins' Amy Wintersheimer
• GAO Reveals Details Of Sebelius' ACA Fundraising
• Parties In Gay Marriage Dispute Want Quick Ruling On Pa. Ban
• Proper Economic Analysis In Anti-Kickback Statute Cases
• Skadden, Cleary Help Seal Sweetened $461M Chindex MBO
• The 25 Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• Whistleblower Wants High Court's Stance On Leave To Amend
• USC Urges Judge To Toss Ex-Football Player's Pain Med Suit
• UPMC's Estimate Of Data Breach Victims Skyrockets To 27K
• NY Times Needn't Cough Up Docs For Hospital Investor Spat
• Ogletree Deakins Adds Employment Pro To Houston Office
• Hospitals Press Medicare For ACO Overhaul
• IMS Wants Ballard Spahr Off Patent Suit Against Rival
• Ohio Cardiologist, Clinic Settle Medicare FCA Suit For $1M
• The State Of Arbitration Enforcement In Calif.
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nicolaides' Monica Sullivan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sutherland's Cynthia Shoss
• Boeing Hit With ERISA Suit Over Coverage For Autistic Kids
• The Future Of Law Firm PR: The Good, Bad And Ugly
• Roadblocks To D&O Coverage For Subpoena Response Costs
• Fla. Jury Dings LabCorp $16M For Misdiagnosed Cancer Victim
• CMS Balks At Advice To Trim Hospital Outpatient Payments
• Fla. Hospital Accused Of Medicare False Billing Cover-Up
• LeClairRyan Bags Seasoned Med Mal Trial Lawyer In NYC
• ACA Sign-Ups Hit 8M In Win For Health Care Industry
• Dentons Lands Chief Health Care Fraud Prosecutor
• Calif. Officials Approve Autism Coverage Regulation
• Conn. Looks To Police Hospital-Doc Tie-Ups More Strictly
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dorsey's Annette Jarvis
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jenner's Barbara Steiner
• CRC Health Pays $9.25M To Resolve Medicaid Fraud Claims
• High Court Urged To Nix Suit Over Worker's Facebook Posts
• 7th Circ. Rehears Ind. Debt Collector Forum-Shopping Case
• Allstate Wins Atty Records Bid In Health Care Kickback Suit
• $522M FCA Suit Against Doc Group Survives Challenge
• Univ. Of Pittsburgh Hospital Can Copy Ex-Mayor's Hard Drive
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holland & Knight's Laurie Daniel
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Williams & Connolly's Hubbard
• Pa. High Court Boots Cigna Appeal Of $140M Coverage Denial
• Hospitals' 2-Midnight Suits Hinge On Court Deference
• Calif. Med Board Can Access Patient Records, Panel Says
• Health Co. Workers Seek Approval Of $1M OT Class Deal
• The Great Persuader: 7th Circ. Chief Judge Diane Wood
• Cigna Again Dodges Class Cert. In NJ ERISA Suit
• NJ High Court Won't Disturb Fee Award In Horizon Class Suit
• Prime Healthcare Hit With Unpaid Wages Action In Calif.
• Hospitals Penalized For Factors Outside Their Control: AHA
• Medicare Data Release May Spur Health Care Investigations
• 3 Govs. Rip 'Political Theater' On Medicare Advantage Rates
• Reading Between The Whistleblower Headlines
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Veenker Law's Vicki Veenker
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: BakerHostetler's Pennington
• You Should Fear The Regulator, GCs Say
• Litigation Stays Steady But Firms' Costs Keep Rising
• Heartbleed Rains On The Legal Cloud Parade
• Lawful Firings In NY May Hinge On 'Interactive Process'
• Kaiser Refused Closed Hearing On $4M Mental Health Fine
• Bon Secours Dodges FCA Kickback Suit Over Referrals
• LabMD Contrasts FTC Data-Security Fight To Wyndham Ruling
• Law Firms Feud Over Atty Fees From Coventry ERISA Action
• NJ Doctor Charged With Avoiding Taxes On $6M In Income
• CBO Predicts Sizable Long-Term Rise For ACA Premiums
• Mintz Levin Nabs 3 Patent Pros For Boston Office
• DOJ Intervenes In Power Wheelchair False Claims Suit
• Clinic Inks $3M FCA Settlement Over Cancer Drug Dosing
• State Court Strikes NYC Rule For Taxi Driver Health Care
• Medicare Overhauls Fire Codes For Hospitals, Nursing Homes
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Allen Matkins' Sandi Nichols
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Rimon's Robin Powers
• Va. Same-Sex Marriage Ban Can't Stand, AG Says
• UCSD Medical Center Settles HHS Suit Over Medicare Mistake
• Obama's HHS Pick Is Nod To Hands-On Leadership
• Wash. Gov't Left Tax, Medical Data On To-Be-Sold Computers
• DC Circ. Backs HHS In Hospital Merger Reimbursement Row
• FCA Public Disclosure Case May Help Health Industry
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Susman Godfrey's Brooke Taylor
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jeffer's Louise Ann Fernandez
• Obama Taps OMB Chief Burwell To Lead HHS
• DLA Piper Adds Ex-Duane Morris Corporate Finance Pro
• Keep Your Audience From Checking Email: 5 Legal Talk Tips
• Rising Stars: 2014's Top Attorneys Under 40
• The 2014 Rising Stars, By Firm
• Tenants And Marijuana — Time To Revisit The Boilerplate
• Nursing Agency Urges Revival Of Calif. Insurance Regs Action
• HHS Secretary Sebelius To Resign After ACA Website Woes
• 6th Circ. Backs $2M Award In Malpractice Firm Funding Row
• Physical Therapy Clinics To Pay $2.8M To Settle FCA Suit
• Medicare Advantage Rate Cut Reprieve Will Be Short-Lived
• OIG Finds $2B In Improper Home Health Payments
• Pair Of Top NJ State Attys Launch New Firm
• House Narrowly Approves GOP Budget Plan
• Sebelius Touts 7.5M ACA Enrollment To Wary Senators
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Strasburger's Betsy Kamin
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jenner's Susan Kohlmann
• DaVita Ducks Manufacturing Claims Over Dialysis Products
• More Joint Enforcement Actions May Come After LabMD
• House Rejects ACA Exemption For Expat Health Plans
• FCA Risks Soar As Medicare Unseals Doc Billing Records
• Texas Can't Nix Planned Parenthood's Funding Challenge
• Chartis Should Cover $150M Settlement, Del. High Court Told
• Dems Seek Early Warnings For Medicare Part B Rate Changes
• Faegre Baker Can't Shed Gov't Contract Malpractice Suit
• Wis. Gov. Signs Bill To Shield Doctors Who Apologize
• St. Jude Targets Amgen Over DNA, Cancer Research Patents
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Paradigm's Maureen Dorney
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: O'Brien And Ryan's Hansen
• 9th Circ. OKs Hospital's Penalty For Missed Deadline
• CMS Updates Guidance On Medicaid DSH Audit Program
• Justice Of The Peace: CIT Chief Judge Donald Pogue
• DOJ Stays Out Of Pa. Gay Marriage Fight
• NJ Court Won't Allow Access To Atty's 'Thought Processes'
• FTC Rips LabMD's 3rd Attack On Data Security Case
• CAFA Creep: Federal Removal Grows After 11th Circ. Case
• Worker Presses Justices To Clarify Adverse Action Standard
• Husch Blackwell Snags Ex-Thompson Coburn Health IP Pro
• Wilson Elser Adds Sedgwick Health Care Atty In LA
• Morris Manning Debuts Data Security, Breach Practice
• CVS To Pay SEC $20M For Accounting Violations
• OIG Report Backs CMS In Competitive Bidding Row
• Business Leaders Want Action On Tax Extenders
• Judge Won't Halt Aetna Investor Meeting In Disclosure Suit
• FTC Data Security Authority Remains Murky Despite Wyndham
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sheppard Mullin's Whitney Roy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Saul Ewing's Debbie Spranger
• UFCW Pension Hits Sutter Health With Antitrust Class Action
• Insurers Win Concessions On Medicare Advantage Rates
• High Court Poised To Set New Bar For Class Action Removal
• MoveOn's 'Hope You Don't Love Your Health' Sign Stays In La.
• Sanofi Escapes Antitrust Suit Over Lovenox Contracts
• Barclays Settles $116M Libor-Fixing Suit With Care Home Co.
• Insurance Group Says Off-Exchange Plans Get Short Shrift
• Fla. Hospital Whistleblower Wants $7M In Attys' Fees, Costs
• OIG Finds Dicey Diagnostic Billing By Nearly 5,000 Docs
• High Court Mulls Class Action Removal In Oil Royalty Row
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steinman & Rodgers' Rodgers
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bilzin Sumberg's Amaducci
• Pros And Cons Of Trial Presentation Software Programs
• 5th Circ. Upholds Arbitration In CVS Proprietary Info Suit
• ACA Enrolls 3M In Medicaid In Boost For Hospitals
• Jersey City Medical Center Can't Escape NLRB Suit
• Expect Continuing Inconsistency After Howell Vs. Hamilton
• New HIPAA Tool Means No More Excuses For Lax Security
• CBO Tells Paul Ryan No More Budget Analyses
• SEC Threats Don't Help In-House Bar Prevent Retaliation
• House Agrees To Long-Term Budget Review For Major Bills
• Landlord Seeks Ruling In Mount Sinai Rent Suit, Plans Appeal
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Pillsbury's Elizabeth Moeller
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Feinberg Day's Elizabeth Day
• How Omnicare Vs. Laborers Reached The High Court
• FCA Kickback Suits Against HMA Consolidated In DC
• M*Modal Lands Restructuring Deal To Cut Debt By $350M
• Xerox, Nev. Health Exchange Sued Over Coverage Glitches
• SUNY Picks Brooklyn Health Partners To Take Over Hospital
• DOD Overpaid For Overseas Health Care, Report Says
• NJ Courts Panel Eyes Unified Mental Health Privilege
• JPML Declines To Combine Chemed Shareholder Suits
• Texas Sued Again Over Abortion Clinic Regulations
• House Passes Bill To Redefine Full-Time Work In ACA
• Medicare Recognizes Same-Sex Marriages
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Caldwell's Robyn Crowther
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Wendel Rosen's Patricia Curtin
• 9th Circ. Halts Ariz. Law Limiting Nonsurgical Abortions
• 'Doc Fix' Shakes Up Wide Range Of Health Policies
• Coventry's $7.6M Workers' Comp Reimbursement Pact OK'd
• NLRB Finds Hospital's Rule Banning Negativity Unlawful
• TE Connectivity Pays $490M For Underwater Tech Group
• Medicare Plans Major Release Of Doc Billing Data
• McDermott Will & Emery Launches Health Care Lobbying Arm
• IMS Health Sees Insurers Try To Jump Antitrust Coverage
• 3rd Circ. OKs Excluding Charity Patients From DSH Payments
• Public Disclosures Doomed FCA Kickback Suit, Judge Says
• Allstate Can Keep $6M Telemarketing Fraud Award
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Haynes And Boone's Jan Sharry
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Farella Braun's Stephanie Skaff
• Similarities In Ark. And La. Medicaid False Claims Cases
• The Lion In Winter: Judge Stephen Reinhardt
• 9th Circ. Lets Hawaii Cut Legal Aliens' Health Benefits
• Obama Says ACA Repeal Debate Over As Sign-Ups Pass 7M Mark
• DC Circ. Says HHS Medicare Rule Change Notice Not Adequate
• IRS Urges 11th Circ. To Reject ACA Mandate Delay Challenge
• Republican 2015 Budget Seeks To Cut Spending By $5T
• Commercial Speech Issues Remain After FDA Guidance
• FTC Rips St. Luke's Bid To Hang On To Physician Group
• Milbank Woos O'Melveny & Myers Corporate Finance Chair
• Judge Won't Stop Ariz. Law Limiting Nonsurgical Abortions
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Saul Ewing's Jennifer Peterson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sheppard Mullin's Betsy McDaniel
• Weil Reps Magellan Health In $205M Consultancy Acquisition