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Health - October, 2014

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• Symbion Must Shed Center In FTC Deal Over $792M Merger
• Medicare Finalizes 2015 Pay Policies For Doctors, Hospitals
• FTC OKs Stay In Phoebe Putney Divestiture Fight
• ABRY Partners Sells HealthPort 5 Years After IPO Attempt
• HHS Watchdog Details 2015 Plans To Scrutinize Medical Billing
• Ebola Nurse Showing No Symptoms Avoids Quarantine
• CMS Finalizes Rule On Home Health Pay, Fraud Prevention
• 8 Ballot Measures Attorneys Will Be Watching
• Long-Term Health Care REITs Omega, Aviv Merge In $3B Deal
• Walgreen Says Gov't Deal Dooms Gift Card FCA Suit
• 'Green Revolution' Is Here — Try Not To Lose Your Head
• Recall Or Enhancement? Read These Medical Device Rules
• How To Handle Ebola Fear In The Workplace: 4 Scenarios
• Dignity Health To Pay $37M To End Medicare Payments Row
• With Major Hurdles Cleared, LICH Barrels Toward Finish Line
• 11th Circ. Revives Part Of Whistleblower Medicare Suit
• Miami Cos. Dinged For Insuring Sanctioned Individuals
• Highmark Plan Doesn't Violate UPMC Deal, Pa. Court Finds
• GOP Lawmakers Want Info On Diplomats' ACA Benefits
• Quinn Emanuel Bails On House GOP's Obama Lawsuit
• NYC Drug Treatment Co. Hit With TRO In Medicaid Fraud Suit
• $500M Suit Claims Kimberly-Clark Gowns Don't Stop Ebola
• Nossaman Dodges Malpractice Suit In Hospital's Leasing Row
• Attys Flubbed Trial Against Doctors' Group, Ex-Client Claims
• Hospitals Decry Genentech's Cancer Drug Delivery Overhaul
• Radiology Network Accuses Provider's Atty Of Aiding Fraud
• Ebola Crisis Sparks Concern About Coverage For Quarantines
• HHS Looks To Existing Procurement Tool For Ebola Drugs
• ACA Birth Control Rules For Nonprofits Draw Continued Fire
• Federal Judge, Wife Want Sperm Bank Row Heard In Philly
• Fla. Plaintiffs Want Stay Lifted In Same-Sex Marriage Case
• ND Top Court Upholds Restrictions On Medication Abortions
• NYU To Open Site At LICH With Key Approvals In Hand
• Gov't Contractor Indicted For Alleged $116M Drug Return Plot
• SEC Probes CMS In Stock Info Leak Investigation
• RE Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Hard Rock, Datatrak
• Ohio Hospital Group Dodges Rival's Antitrust Suit
• Daschle Leaves DLA Piper For Baker Donelson Policy Group
• Jury Hits Health Care Co. With $500K Verdict In Bias Suit
• WellCare Hit With FCA Suit Over Denied Hospital Stays
• Medical, Atty Groups Look To Upend NJ PIP Rules
• NZ Health Care Software Co. Eyes $725M Valuation In IPO
• Ex-US Tech Chief Subpoenaed Over HealthCare.gov Woes
• HCA Unveils CareNow Acquisition, $1B Buyback Plan
• Optum Nabs Rival Alere Health In $600M Deal
• Pa. Court Won't Reconsider NLRB Subpoenas In UPMC Suit
• 7th Circ. Rebuffs Medicare Research Funding Case
• US Intervenes In Medicaid FCA Suit Against NYC, CSC
• CDC Issues Ebola Monitoring Guidelines Amid Quarantines
• Aetna Attacks Antitrust, RICO Claims In Reimbursement Row
• Fla. AG Asks To Keep Same-Sex Marriage Ban In Place
• Littler Mendelson Sanctioned For 'Vexatious' Fee Motions
• DOJ Fights Bid For 6th Circ. Review Of FCA Extrapolation
• 5th Circ. Denies UT Bid To Rehear $11M Tax Refund Suit
• Attys' Feud Draws Judge's Wrath In Fight Over Horizon Deal
• Market Rumors: CGN, Estia, Moinian
• Medicare's Review Of Suspensions Called Unconstitutional
• Hobby Lobby, HHS Wrangle Over Future Birth Control Regs
• NY-Presbyterian Claims US On Hook In Tax Fraud Dispute
• HCA Co-Founder Aims To Dodge Subpoena In $4.3B IPO Suit
• Mich. Law Firm Earns ACA Exemption In Light Of Hobby Lobby
• Use Social Media For Legal Service Only As A Last Resort
• NY, NJ To Quarantine Air Travelers, Doctors Over Ebola Fears
• Judge Buries Suit Over Va. Medical Certificate Of Need Law
• Liberty Medical Strikes Deal Trimming $160M Medicare Claim
• Texas Hospital Overhauls ER Screening After Ebola Failings
• Fighting Ebola At Source Will Protect US, Congress Hears
• Blue Cross Rips Honigman's 'Dual Role' In Antitrust Suit
• Kan. Justices Rule Broker's Omissions Can't Block Coverage
• GAO Denies Protest Over $559M Lockheed CMS Contract
• FCA Whistleblower Wants Humana Suit Restrictions Lifted
• Pa. Justices Take Up Medicaid Subcontractor Pay Release Suit
• Health Software Co. Escapes Class Claim Via 'Safe Harbor'
• Walgreen Workers' Attys Blasted For 'Form Declarations'
• Florida Hospitals Face FCA Suit Over Kickback Scheme
• Phoebe Putney Seeks Stay Of FTC Merger Fight
• Middlefield Group of Canada Launches $155M Health Fund IPO
• IRS Must Better Guard ACA Exchange Info, Watchdog Says
• A Different Kind Of Hospitality Opportunity In China
• HHS Announces $840M ACA Care Transformation Initiative
• 5 Issues For Employers To Consider When Shaping Benefits
• DaVita Finalizes $400M Settlement Over Kickback Claims
• Hooper Lundy Nabs Greenberg Traurig Vet For Health Practice
• Reed Smith Hatches Global Ebola Task Force
• AMA Sounds Alarm As Medicare Penalties Mount
• Nonprofit Execs Indicted On Insurance Fraud, Bribery Charges
• Antitrust Group Urges Rejection Of Mass. AG's Hospital Deal
• Seyfarth Nabs Ex-Hunton & Williams Health, Nonprofit Pros
• Whistleblower Gets Omnicare Defense Pared In FCA Suit
• New Calif. Data Breach Rules Bring Obligations And Debate
• OIG Remains Focused On Pharmaceutical Copayment Coupons
• New Jurisdictional Issues When Moving To Quash A Subpoena
• Ex-CEO of NJ Drug Dispensary Indicted For Tax Evasion
• Walgreen Can't Nix OTC Drug Privacy Claims In Meth Row
• Griffin-American Puts Up $135M For Medical Office Portfolio
• 3 Things RE Attys Need To Know About Acute Care Facilities
• Deals Rumor Mill: Actavis, Siemens, Yahoo
• Hunter Labs Can't Dodge Contract Suit Over $6.3M FCA Share
• Senate Shake-Up Would Breathe New Life Into ACA Battles
• US Boosts Ebola Response With Travel Rules, CDC Guidance
• NZ Health Care Software Co. Plans IPO After Years Of Rumors
• Highmark Loses Bid To Ax Pa.'s Challenge To Medicare Plan
• Squire Patton Boggs Snags Infrastructure Pro In London
• US Asks 5th Circ. To Deny UT Bid To Rehear Tax Refund Suit
• DLA Piper Preps Health Care Exchange Software Co.'s IPO
• Four Convicted In $158M Houston Hospital Medicare Scam
• Anderson Kill Dodges $10M Malpractice Suit Over Insurer Row
• A Ban On Ban-The-Box?
• Medical Properties Trust Pays $897M For 40 Medical Assets
• Fla. Hospitals Beat Whistleblower's Retaliation Claim
• Special Master To Helm Walgreen Fee Fight In Pfizer MDL
• The Impact Of Boilermakers Continues To Be Felt
• CVS Developing Tobacco-Free Pharmacy Benefit Network
• Firsthand Knowledge Needed To Clear FCA Bar, 3rd Circ. Rules
• High Court Denies Blue Cross' Appeal In Hidden Fee Case
• Nurses Launch Campaign For Strict Ebola Protocols
• Amgen, CVS Units Hit With Suit Over Arthritis Drug Shipping
• Chiropractors Can't Keep Excess Medicare Pay, Humana Says
• 2 More HCA Hospitals Added To Fla. PIP Coverage Class Suit
• Aussie Insurer Medibank's IPO Could Reach $4.8B
• Some Nurses Can't Join Chicago Hospital Strike, Judge Rules
• Same-Sex Marriage Bans Fall In Alaska, Arizona, Wyoming
• Health Care Patients Want Data Breach Suits Consolidated
• CMS Launches New Open Payments Search Tool
• Texas Needs More Ebola Treatment Options, Task Force Says
• 7th Circ. Keeps 'Worthless Services' Out Of FCA Suits
• Diagnostic Centers To Pay $2.6M To Settle Medicare FCA Suit
• Obama Names Ex-O'Melveny Partner Klain As Ebola Czar
• Patient Seeks $2.5B From UnitedHealth Over Hep C Exposure
• Insurer Owes $3M In W.Va. Mesh Malpractice Case
• Walgreen Sued By Ex-CFO Over Resignation Reports
• Summary Judgment Is No Dress Rehearsal
• What Litigators Can Learn From Novelists
• Start To Think About Entering China's Health Care Market
• Oncologist Gets New Damages Trial After $90M FCA Judgment
• 5 Risks Employers Face Dealing With Ebola
• CVS Pays $2.8M To Cap Pharmacists' OT Claims
• Atty Deserves Sanctions For Baseless FCA Claims, Judge Says
• Fosun Unit Pays $590M For Portuguese Health Services Co.
• Texas Hospital Admits Ebola Failings Before House Panel
• NJ Legislature Votes To Curtail Insurers' Dental Pricing
• Australian Insurer's $5B IPO Poised For Strong Showing
• Cigna Accuses Lab Co. Of $84M Billing Fraud
• Miami Hospital Seeks Toss Of FICA Tax Refund Suit
• Univ. Of Ill. Hospital Sues To Curb Nurses' Strike
• Pa. OKs $139M Settlement In Medical Malpractice Fund Case
• Feds Extend ACO Waivers For Kickbacks, Referrals
• 5 Ways Employers Can Fight Ebola
• High Court Continues To Examine State Action Immunity
• Blue Shield Can't Shake Reconstructive Surgery Class Action
• 6th Circ. Corporate Scienter Test Leaves Cos. Vulnerable
• Nurses Rip Hospital's Ebola Actions, Prod White House
• EEOC Calls Marijuana Rationale In ADA Case A Smokescreen
• Blue Cross, HCSC Urge End To Hospital Underpayment Suit
• 9th Circ. Clears Way For Same-Sex Couples To Marry In Idaho
• UAE Health Startup Plans $374M Debut Amid Dubai IPO Surge
• Aetna Faces Neuromonitoring Insurance MDL In Pa.
• Convicted Surgeon Hits Sidley With $30M Malpractice Suit
• CMS Launches Consumer Outreach For HealthCare.gov
• Market Rumors: Cheil Industries, Dai-ichi, Memorial Health
• A Possible Disagreement Between GAO And Fed. Claims Court
• Supreme Court Keeps Texas Abortion Clinics Open For Now
• Texas Justices Told Fed. Arbitration Act Trumps Med Mal Law
• GOP Urges DC Circ. To Rehear ACA Origination Clause Suit
• Justices Skeptical Of Dental Board's Antitrust Immunity
• Highmark, Keystone Health Sue Pa. Gov't For Blocking HMO
• 6th Circ. Must Weigh FCA Extrapolation, Life Care Says
• ACA Spurs Feds To Rethink Anti-Kickback Policies
• Sedgwick Wants MedCap Malpractice Suit Axed
• King & Spalding Adds Ex-BakerHostetler Atty To Litigation Group
• Information Governance: A Missed Opportunity For Lawyers
• 6th Circ. Clarifies Corporate Knowledge Of Wrongdoing Rule
• Supreme Court Won't Back Stay On Idaho Gay Marriages
• LabMD Witness Immunity Bid Advanced In Data Security Row
• 11th Circ. Upholds Fla. HIPAA Waiver Law
• Justices To Weigh Antitrust Future Of State Boards
• RBC Hit With $76M Judgment Over Botched Rural/Metro Sale
• Highmark Medicare Plan Violates UPMC Deal, Pa. AG Says
• Nursing Homes Ink $38M FCA Deal Over 'Worthless Services'
• New Texas Dentist Rules Could Hurt Competition, FTC Says
• 9th Circ. Closes More Doors On ACA Challenges
• Diplomat Pharmacy Raises $173M In IPO, Below Expectations
• Russia Investigates Ronald McDonald House For Tax Fraud
• CareMed Forks Over $10M To Settle FCA Phone Fraud Suit
• CAFA Removal Procedure At Center Stage In Dart Cherokee
• Telemarketers Ink $125M Deal To End FTC Health Scam Claims
• Dallas Clinic Cleared Of Fired Worker's Fraud Allegations
• NYU Is Back In LICH Deal With Plans To Run Emergency Dept.
• PhRMA Launches New Suit Over 340B Orphan Drug Rule
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Decision On Texas Abortion Law
• House Subcommittee OKs $700M More For Ebola Battle
• HIPAA Data Theft Suit Not Covered, Insurer Tells 11th Circ.
• Couples Urge Supreme Court To Nix Idaho Gay Marriage Stay
• Whistleblower Seeks Stark Law Win In Hospital Kickback Suit
• Hospitals Show Strong Interest In Billing Settlement, CMS Says
• EEOC Sues Health Consultant Over Post-Partum Firing
• Banks Wary Of Medical Marijuana As Fla. Vote Nears
• Norton Rose Adds Ex-Locke Lord Health Care Atty In Dallas
• Kindred Wins Over Gentiva With $720M Buyout Bid
• Investor Interest In Health IT Firms Continues
• 4th Circ. Sets High Court FCA Agenda For 2014-15 Term
• Judge Won't Sign Off On Target Junk Fax Settlement
• EEOC To Continue Severance Pact Scrutiny Despite CVS Case
• Income Tax Credits Must Consider NJ Tax Burden, Court Says
• FCA Whistleblower Must Try Again In Humana Medicare Suit
• Cozen O'Connor Snags Philly Litigator's Return
• Ga. Official Discourages Appeal In Phoebe Putney Fight
• Baker Donelson Taps Ex-Strasburger Health Care Team
• Alere Ducks $116M Medical Data Theft Class Action
• Idaho Gets High Court To Delay Gay Marriages
• 5 ACA Issues Employers Should Be Following
• A Primer On 'Bad Faith' In Federal Removal Jurisdiction
• 9th Circ. Rejects Same-Sex Marriage Bans In Idaho, Nevada
• Justices Question Their Powers In Class Action Removal Row
• VA Moves To Fire Health Procurement Official
• DOL Puts Home Care Worker Wage Rule Enforcement On Hold
• REIT NorthStar Closes Senior Housing Deals Totaling $170M
• Ga. Puts Damper On FTC Phoebe Putney Divestiture Plans
• Deals Rumor Mill: Swisscom, Waterland, Actavis
• Fla. Will Continue Defense Of Same-Sex Marriage Ban
• HCA Plans $1.5B Senior Notes Offering To Restructure Debt
• Highmark Plan Breaches Transition Accord, Pa. Officials Say
• 2nd Circ. Revives Portion Of NY Medicaid Payment Row
• Stradley Ronon Lands Ex-Steptoe Securities Chair
• Notre Dame Takes Contraception Mandate Fight To High Court
• Texas Abortion Clinics Take Fight To Supreme Court
• Extrapolating False Claims: The Debate In US V. Life Care
• Wal-Mart To Drop Part-Time Worker Coverage As ACA Looms
• Kimberly-Clark Ups Repurchase Goal To $2B After Spinoff
• 11th Circ. Pushback On Medical Guideline Litigation
• King & Spalding Hires FTC Official For Antitrust Group In DC
• ACLU Aims To Lift Stay On Fla. Gay Marriage Ruling
• ACA Contraceptive Mandate Foe May Lack Standing: 8th Circ.
• CMS Plans Changes To Home Health, Nursing Home Oversight
• High Court Won't Hear Omnicare Whistleblower's FCA Case
• DOJ Asks High Court To Stay Out Of ACA Subsidy Fight
• Michael J. Fox Foundation Sues Lab Over Spoiled Specimens
• Supreme Court Won't Review Ex-CVS Pharmacist's ADA Suit
• In-House Insights From KBR General Counsel Andrew Farley
• High Court Won't Hear Same-Sex Marriage Appeals
• NLRB's Approval Of Micro-Units Is A Big Deal
• Medical Groups Seek High Court Review Of ACA Mandate
• RE Rumor Mill: Related, Ben Bernanke, Inova
• PharMerica Dodges Worker's FCA Suit Under First-To-File
• 4 Legal Risks For Hospitals Amid Ebola Threat
• Jury Clears Blue Cross In $26M Surgery Reimbursement Suit
• Hospitals Claim Hardships As Medicare Appeals Pile Up
• Ex-Director Of Ark. Agency Pleads Guilty To Bribery Charges
• CMS Payment Data Website May Stop Some FCA Claims
• 5th Circ. Backs Texas Abortion Law Shuttering Clinics
• HHS OIG Floats Exceptions To Health Care Kickbacks Law
• 5th Circ. Revives Investors' Amedisys Medicare Fraud Suit
• Don't Expect Wellness Program Guidance: EEOC Commish
• NY Archdiocese Asks 2nd Circ. To Curb Birth Control Mandate
• Wells Fargo Keeps Victory In $8.2M Blue Cross Lending Suit
• High Court To Review Medicaid Providers' Right To Sue States
• Latham & Watkins Lures Back Solicitor General's Office Atty
• ACA Payment Reporting Threshold Fuels Pharma Headaches
• Solicitor General Will Speak To High Court In Omnicare Suit
• Duane Morris Adds Corporate Star To Philly Office
• Are Academic Medical Centers Dead?: Part 2
• Missouri Group Sues HHS Over Health Insurance Rate Info
• FDA Finalizes Cybersecurity Guidance For Medical Devices
• Liberty Medical Unveils Plan For $47M Stalking Horse Sale
• 3rd Circ. Denies Stay To Therapists In NJ Gay Conversion Row
• EEOC Fires Off 2nd-Ever ADA Suit Over Co. Wellness Program
• Transatlantic Wins 1 More Shot To Plead Humana Claims
• Hospitals Say HHS Owes Them For Low-Income-Patient Care
• 7th Circ. Asked To Rehear Medicare Research Funding Case
• 7th Circ. Rightly Nixed $9M FCA Verdict, Nursing Home Says
• Dealmakers Q&A: Stradley Ronon's Alycia Vivona
• Big TCPA Victory For The Collection Industry In 11th Circ.
• Are Academic Medical Centers Dead?: Part 1