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Health - August, 2014

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• Texas Federal Judge Strikes Down State Abortion Restrictions
• Medicare Floats Deal To Clear Hospital Appeals Backlog
• Gay Marriage Ban Challenges Cleared For Florida High Court
• Health Providers Get More Time To Meet E-Record Standards
• Va., Okla. Same-Sex Couples Urge High Court To Hear Cases
• Providers Get Conditional Cert In UnitedHealth Claims Suit
• Planned Parenthood Must Face FCA Claims, 8th Circ. Says
• Feds Join Whistleblower Suit Over UnitedHealth Hospice Billing
• Australia To Privatize Gov't-Owned Insurer In $4B IPO
• Care One's Sanctions Motion In TCPA Row Called A Diversion
• 5 Reasons Large Companies Are Turning To Boutique Firms
• Ebola, ZMapp, And The §101 Guidance
• Winners In 10th Circ. Marriage Ruling Seek High Court Review
• More Deals Expected This Fall As Economy Pushes M&A Surge
• Overruns Plague Federal Health Exchange Contracts, IG Finds
• FTC Fires Back At LabMD's Sanctions Bid In Data Security Row
• Pa. Expands Medicaid In Win For Hospitals, Insurers
• IRS Delivers Guidance, Forms For ACA Employer Mandate
• 10-Day Termination Triggered Time On Noncompete: Ind. Court
• NJ Doctors Can't Dodge Atlantic Health FCA Claims
• Calif. Hospital Settles Homeless Dumping Suit
• CMS Gets Heat On Elimination Of Sunshine Act Exemption
• Nurses Win Stay Of LICH Sale, Operator Transfer
• Jury Is Still Out On Scope Of Arbitration Clauses
• Dealmakers Q&A: Bilzin Sumberg's Jay Sakalo
• Perils Of Communicating With Customers By Phone Or Text
• Cherry Petersen Escapes Sanctions Order In Texas Court
• Texas Sues Xerox For Return Of Medicaid Records
• NJ Court Nixes $1.3M Verdict For Doctors In Hospital Row
• PhRMA Asks Medicare To Clear Up Sunshine Act Headaches
• 6th Circ. Says Ohio Dentist Can Sue Over Board's Ad Rules
• Fla. High Court Asked To Weigh In On Same-Sex Marriage Ban
• 6th Circ. Told Hobby Lobby Can't Save Catholic Orgs' ACA Suit
• Ariz. High Court To Review Lawmakers' Medicaid Challenge
• PhRMA Must Restart Suit Over 340B Orphan Drug Rule
• Mass. Asks 1st Circ. To Revive UHS False Claims Act Suit
• WellPoint Rates MDL Should Have Many Classes, Court Told
• BakerHostetler Plays High-Stakes Game With Obama Suit
• ABA Backs Bid To Rehear Docs' Challenge To Fla. 'Gun Gag'
• Conn. Health Exchange's Ex-CEO To Helm Fed. Marketplace
• Insurers Backed Out On $25M D&O Policies, Sava Says
• Obama Promises Additional Reforms For VA Health System
• 3rd Circ. Frees Hospitals From Nurses' FLSA Suit
• DOD Kicks Off Competition For Health E-Records Contract
• Patients Sue Medicare Over 500-Day Appeals Backlog
• Wis., Ind. Push 7th Circ. To Reinstate Gay Marriage Bans
• Relators Knock Doctors' Settlement Of Kickback Suit
• No Kickback Penalties For Hospital Discounts, OIG Says
• Blue Cross Units Want $6M Tax Overpayment Credits Upheld
• Medical Directors At Risk Under Anti-Kickback Statute
• Prime Healthcare Hits Union With Racketeering Claims
• Supervalu Says Pharmacists' Wage Suit Belongs In Fed. Court
• Challenge To New CMS Auditor Contracts Rejected
• Travel Nurses Hit Maxim Healthcare With Overtime Suit
• BakerHostetler Reps GOP In Suit Against Obama
• IRS Calls Indiana's ACA Employer Mandate Challenge Flawed
• 8th Circ. Snubs Supply Co.'s Challenge To CMS Bid Program
• AHA Blasts HHS Watchdog Over Flawed Medicare Audits
• Care One Pursues Sanctions In Phone Marketing Class Action
• 4 Trends In FTC Antitrust Regulation And Enforcement
• Fresenius Opens Door To FCA Tax Breaks
• IBM Health IT Workers' OT Cert. Bid Hindered By Bad Survey
• Oregon AG Sues Oracle Over Failed Health Exchange
• Liberty Med Creditors Want Execs' FCA-Defense Claims Nixed
• FTC's Symbolic Phoebe Victory May Reap Real Win
• Pa. Court Hesitantly OKs NLRB Subpoenas In UPMC Suit
• New ACA Policies On Birth Control Mandate Unveiled
• Posters' Bid To Stay Anonymous Axed In Amerisource Row
• Hospital Looks To Settle Skid Row Patient Discharge Suit
• ​Tackling Pot Law A Niche Practice As Some Firms Shy Away
• Fla. Federal Judge Strikes Down Gay Marriage Ban
• $1.6M Deal Poised To Wrap Up Maxim Healthcare OT Suit
• FCA Suits Over 'Worthless Services' Take Hit At 7th Circ.
• 1st Circ. Allows FCA Defendants To Push For Tax Breaks
• AGs Of 16 States Back FTC In St. Luke's Merger Appeal
• DEA Clamps Down On Hydrocodone Combo Medications
• Community Health Sued Over Hacking Of 4.5M Patients' Data
• $9M Deal In Fax-Spamming TCPA Suit Denied Judge's OK
• Hospital's Breach Liability Hinges On Security Precautions
• Health REIT Nabs Up To $350M Credit Line To Back Deals
• AKS Unlikely To Be Raised Over Pharma Discount Sales
• How To Control Risk And Cost Of E-Discovery
• Bid To Block Home Care Workers' Union Election Falls Short
• Anthem Hit With Latest Suit Over Narrow ACA Network
• Dental Fraud Report Hints At Emerging Medicaid Crackdown
• Pa. Diocese Wins Permanent Injunction On Contraception Rule
• Aetna Wins $8.4M For ER Billing Fraud Conspiracy
• Wells Fargo Worker Shorted On Health Coverage: 9th Circ.
• Herrick Shells Out $100M For 29 Walgreen-Leased Properties
• 11th Circ. To Hear LabMD, FTC Data Security Arguments
• Kilpatrick Townsend Adds Life Sciences Partner In Seattle
• Whistleblower Law No Guarantee Of Jury Trial, Pa. Court Says
• Pa. Groups Call For Audit Of Fracking Complaint Response
• Community Health Heist Pulls Hospitals Into Cyberthreat Fold
• 6th Circ. Revives EMT's Gender Discrimination Suit
• GAO Denies Protest Over $15M Small-Business Contract
• Deals Rumor Mill: Couche-Tard, Apax Partners, TPG Capital
• Holland & Knight Adds Ex-Husch Blackwell Auto Tax Pro
• Home Health Industry Hails Relaxed Medicare Anti-Fraud Tool
• Aetna Hits Indicted Medical Lab With $15M Fraud Suit
• Pharmacists Sue Walgreen Over Uniform, Training OT
• NY Nursing Home To Pay $2.2M To End Medicaid Fraud Suit
• Sponsors Should Mind FDA Informed Consent Guidance
• DC Circ. Urged Not To Revisit ACA Subsidies Ruling
• Here's How Health IT Companies Should Comply With HIPAA
• Health Network To Pay $35M In Biggest-Ever Ariz. FCA Deal
• Kindred To Pay $16.5M To Settle Workers' Wage Class Action
• Aetna OK'd To Countersue Docs Suing Over Nixed Contract
• Privilege Claims Again Denied To Killer Nurse's Ex-Hospital
• Walgreen Ducks FCA Suit Over Alleged Medicare Overbilling
• Hackers Steal 4.5M Patients' Data From Community Health
• 6 Tips For FCA Plaintiffs Snubbed By DOJ
• Cancer Center Fraudster Pays $5.7M To End FCA Suit
• Medicare Need Not Pay For Pure Research, 7th Circ. Says
• Yet Another Case Counters 6th Circ.'s Omnicare Reasoning
• Justices Told Gosselin's Massive Fines Disrupt FCA Law
• Employee Secrecy Pacts Don't End Whistleblower Threat
• Optim Healthcare To Pay $4M To Settle FCA Row
• Blue Shield Beats Suit Over Hefty HIPAA Policy Premiums
• Docs Ask 11th Circ. To Rehear Ruling On Fla. 'Gun Gag' Law
• CMS Rejects 1/3 Of Sunshine Act Disclosures, Threatens Fines
• Mennonite Family's Co. Wins Pass On Contraception Rule
• NYC's Bellevue Hospital Nabs $117M In Sandy Recovery Aid
• Blue Cross Asks High Court To Nix $5M Fee Judgment
• Davita Calls Whistleblowers' FCA Kidney Drugs Suit Flawed
• FedEx Faces Money Laundering Counts In Drug Shipping Case
• Is Project Labscam II On The Horizon?
• An In-House Lawyer's Top 10 Tips For Outside Counsel
• Distributor Sues Biz Partner Over FDA Alert, IP Row
• Duane Morris May Leave Hospitals' Medicare Payment Suit
• FTC, Idaho AG Urge 9th Circ. To Toss Out St. Luke's Merger
• Physicians Group Says Gov't Can't Back FCA Overbilling Suit
• Gazit-Globe Nabs $205M In Sale Of 6 Medical Properties
• LabMD Wants FTC Sanctioned For 'Secretive Relationship'
• Big Data Can Yield Big Insights On Promotional Practices
• Inappropriate Identity Theft Charges In White Collar Cases
• Whistleblower Wins Jury Trial In UC Davis Retaliation Suit
• 1st Circ. Backs Fresenius' $50M Tax Refund In FCA Fight
• CMS Partially Barred From Using 'Self-Disallowance' Rule
• GAO Urges CMS To Boost Medicare Claims Review Oversight
• Indiana's ACA Employer Mandate Challenge Moves Forward
• SEC Wins Asset Freeze In Pot Stock Pump-And-Dump Case
• Allscripts Can't Force Arbitration In Doctors' Class Suit
• Law Firms May Be Violating Copyrights
• Pharmacies Escape Medicare Drug Overbilling FCA suit
• 5 Tips For Internal False Claims Act Investigations
• Dialysis Co. Faces Sanctions For False Testimony In FCA Suit
• Health Care REIT Beefs Up Biz With $950M HealthLease Buy
• 2 Calif. Cases Professional Liability Insurers Must Know
• Dealmakers Q&A: Ungaretti & Harris' Brian Krob
• Dealmakers Q&A: Nixon Peabody's Michele Masucci
• Mobilex's Low Medicare Prices Aren't Kickbacks, Judge Rules
• EEOC Defends Suit Over Workers Forced To Say 'I Love You'
• Pharmacies Grapple With Surge Of FCA Suits
• Morrison Info. Shareholder Suit Over Embezzlement Revived
• Ill. Judge Slashes Surgeon's Antitrust Claims Against Hospital
• IRS Defines Exemptions For ACA Health Insurance Fee
• Hospital's Needless Heart Surgeries Not Covered: Insurer
• Ex-Integra Employees Cop To $800K Overbilling Fraud
• Ex-Google Engineer To Lead New White House Digital Service
• CPAs Seek Clarity On ACA Income Tax In US Territories
• LabMD Again Pushes For 11th Circ. To Nix FTC Data Claims
• Feds Want In On Recently Settled FCA Overbilling Case
• New Calif. Provider Playing Field Benefits Patients
• Health Care 'Kickbacks' Cover More Than You Might Think
• A Close Look At NY's New Privilege Log Rule
• Atty Fees Slashed In Vet Diagnostic Co. Investor Suit
• New Bill Floats Sweeping Medicare Fraud Reforms
• 9th Circ. Revives ADA Atty Fee Bid In Diabetes Row
• Walgreen Can't Dodge TCPA Suit Over Refill Robocalls
• 3rd Circ. To Revisit Ruling Invalidating Becker's NLRB Seat
• Ex-VisionAmerica CEO Can't Escape $5M Tax Judgment
• Omnicare Sues Nursing Home Owner Over Alleged $28M Debt
• University Of Miami Reaches Deal In Health Records Suit
• CMS Medical Staffing Rule Leaves Questions Unanswered
• A 3rd Circ. Opinion On Third-Party Releases
• Faulty Data Shakes Faith In Sunshine Act Rollout
• New Vista Hits Back At NLRB In 3rd Circ. Rehearing Row
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Morris Manning, Nixon
• Delayed FDA Menu Labeling Rules Face Bumpy Road
• Convicted Rite Aid Exec Drops Duane Morris Malpractice Bid
• Travelers Must Defend Health Co. From Med Records Suit
• OSHA Fines Jail Health Provider Over Workplace Violence
• Fla. AG Wants Gay Marriage Cases To Wait On Supreme Court
• CVS Looks To Ax False Labeling Suit Over Vitamin E Pills
• Novartis Gets Whistleblower Kickback Suit Pared
• How Pot Businesses Can Make Your Property Go Up In Smoke
• Congress Won't Allow Medicare To Go Bankrupt
• Compliance Reigns Supreme As In-House Demographics Shift
• 6th Circ. Says Denial Letter Must Note Lawsuit Time Limits
• Bankrupt Vision Care Co. Gets Nod For Auction Plan
• CMS Extends Window For Sunshine Act Pay Verification
• Disbarred Fla. Atty Gets 6 Years For $28M Medicare Scam
• 9th Circ. Tosses Challenge To ACA Cost-Control Board
• New FDA Rules Are Boon To Medical Mobile App Developers
• Dental Board Lacks Antitrust Immunity, High Court Hears
• Collaboration In The Shadow Of The Billable Hour
• Lack Of Standing — Data Breach Defense In State Court Too
• St. Jude's, Amgen Settle Cancer Research Patent Row
• 7 Takeaways From Medicare's Hospital Payment Rule
• Walgreen's Decision Unlikely To Stem Inversion Tide
• IG Flags $32M Paid By Medicare In Suspect HIV Drug Sales
• Mich. High Court Buries CVS, Rite Aid Generics FCA Suits
• Target, Pfizer, Others Voice Support For Gay Marriage
• HIPAA Criminal Charges To Gain Steam As Data Goes Digital
• NLRB Judge Knocks UnitedHealth Employee Arbitration Pact
• Utah Asks High Court To Weigh In On Gay-Marriage Ban
• Class Cert. Denied In TCPA Suit Against Medtox Scientific
• Wachtell Guides Walgreen In $15B Deal for Alliance Boots
• HgCapital Ditches Voyage Care In $631M Sale To PE Group
• Dealmakers Q&A: Quarles & Brady's Laura Holm
• Payment Problems Still Plague Medicare Programs
• Cerner To Pay $1.3B For Siemens' Health IT Business Unit
• Limits On NY Funds Used For Health Execs' Pay Are Legal
• Fourth Judge Rules Fla. Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
• Anthem Agrees To Refund $8M For Inflated Mo. Health Plans
• 2nd Circ. Won't Hear Appeal Of HealthBridge Contempt Order
• AMA, Medical Groups Decry Sunshine Act Database Launch
• Webster Bank Says Fees Don't Rob Gov't Of Tax Dollars
• Fla. Judge OKs SEC Deal In $500M Founding Partners Row
• Watchdog Finds IRS Doing Solid Job Providing ACA Data
• Akerman Adds M&A, Litigation, RE Pros In South Fla.
• Hospitals Seek Quick Defeat Of Medicare's 2-Midnight Rule
• AOPA Suit Over Medicare Prosthetics Payment Rule Tossed
• NorthStar Realty Drops $4B To Buy A Health Care REIT
• 5 Takeaways From FDA Medical Device Data System Guidance
• Baby Sex Prediction Co. Tells 9th Circ. Calif.'s Suit Is Barred
• Community Health To Pay $98M To Resolve 7 FCA Suits
• Medicare Finalizes Payment Rules Aimed At Cost Control
• Big Biz Must Tread Lightly On Health Insurance Pay Caps
• Stock Owners Not Liable Successors In VistaCare FCA Row
• Ala. Abortion Doctor Law Unconstitutional, Judge Says
• Suit Seeking To Block NYC Hospital Development Tossed
• Fla. Judge Says State Must Recognize Out-Of-State Gay Union
• ONC Must Do More To Protect E-Health Records, HHS Says
• ERISA Plans Must Pay Mich. Health Care Tax: 6th Circ.
• Possible Defenses To Health Care M&A Challenges From FTC
• Medical Device Equivalence Analysis Examines 2 Factors
• Verein Tie-Ups Gain Allure As Firms Eye Global Expansion
• UK Firms Expand Global Empire, But US Firms Gaining Ground
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Take Global To New Heights
• Murray Floats $495M Bill To Increase Primary Care Doctors
• Pa. Court Won't Ban Ex-Med Co. CEO From Scooping Clients
• Medicare Sets Plumper 2015 Pay For Specialty Providers
• Full DC Circ. Urged To Rehear ACA Subsidies Case
• Fed. Claims Court Overturns VA Computer System Award
• House Dems Float 4-Year Extension To Child Health Program
• The ACA Has Made The Collateral Source Rule Obsolete
• Dealmakers Q&A: Jenner & Block's Uri Doron
• Calif. Narrows Scope Of Medical Info Privacy Law