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Health - November, 2014

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• DOJ Hits Nev. Hospice With FCA Suit Over Medicare Bills
• Calif. High Court To Review Malpractice Cap Law
• NLRB Pushes 3rd Circ. For OK In Canning-Prompted Rehearing
• Latham Leads November's IPO Action With Work On 8 Deals
• 5th Circ. Told Texas Abortion Law Overburdens Providers
• Miller Weisbrod Can't Buck Suit Over Eye Doctor TV Ads
• Avandia Insurers Denied Class Cert. In Suit Against Glaxo
• Texas Panel Boots Suit Over Untimely Discrimination Claim
• 5 Lessons From DOJ's Blockbuster FCA Haul
• State Law Negligence Claims May Be Coming Under HIPAA
• CVS, Rite Aid Settle Walgreens' Mobile Refill Patent Suit
• Supervalu Pharmacist OT Row Stays In Fed. Court
• NJ Court Backs Hospital Immunity In Doctor Privileges Appeal
• Texas Court Strikes Down Medicaid Payment Hold Rules
• Medibank Raises $4.84B In Largest Australian IPO Since '97
• GAO Urges Closer Eye On GPO Fee Payments To Hospitals
• Health Care MVP: Akin Gump's Stephanie Webster
• Remembering Doar: Justice As A 4-Letter Word
• Walgreen Case Opens Door For State Law HIPAA Claims
• Fla. Nursing Home Expansion To Spur Litigation Wave
• LabCorp Gets Worker Subclass Bids Nixed In Break Row
• Judge Balks At 6th Circ. Review Of FCA Extrapolation
• Hospital Settles With Mass. AG Over Unencrypted Data Theft
• House Dem Digs Into GOP's Use Of Law Students On ACA Suit
• Seven Indicted In $5M Brooklyn Pharmacy Medicaid Scam
• New Rule Could Ease Standards For Multistate ACA Plans
• Honigman Says Blue Cross DQ Motion Is 'Baseless'
• A Closer Look At GAO's 2014 Bid Protest Stats
• IRS Final Regs On ACA Individual Mandate Clarify Exemptions
• UnitedHealth OT Fight Tees Up Murphy Oil For 2nd Circ.
• HealthSouth Nabs Hospice Co. In $750M Deal With Cressey
• Health Care MVP: King & Spalding's Phyllis Sumner
• 'Tis The Season … For Data Breaches And Data Analytics
• CMS Floats 2016 Policies For ACA Marketplaces
• Walgreen Says Unwanted Refill FCA Suit Lacks Evidence
• IBRC Gets Thumbs-Up For Sale Of Blackrock Clinic Loans
• DLA Piper Vets Create Health Policy Firm With Akin Gump
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive FCA Suit Over Wholesale Drug Costs
• Differentiate Your Litigation Practice With Data Security
• Health Care MVP: Gibson Dunn's Geoff Sigler
• GOP Hits Obama With Long-Awaited ACA Lawsuit
• Tiversa Can't Attack Future Witness In LabMD Fight With FTC
• Prime Healthcare Can't Slip $50M Medicare Billing FCA Suit
• Wash. Fights In 9th Circ. To Revive Contraceptive Sale Rule
• 5 Convicted In $200M Medicare Con Ask 11th Circ. For Retrials
• Pa. High Court Won't Let State Close Health Centers
• HHS Admits ACA Enrollment Stats Inflated By 400K
• Health Care MVP: King & Spalding's Michael Paulhus
• Atty Must Face Ex-Client's Claim He Botched Surgery Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Fresenius, Springleaf, Bain Capital
• United Healthcare Dodges Chiropractor's TCPA Suit
• $6B Record Haul For DOJ As FCA Reaches New Heights
• Novartis FCA Case Reaffirms Importance Of Company Policies
• The Print Room: How To Spend Less And Get More
• Walgreen Settles With Rival Over Poached Employees
• Doctor Deal Not Anti-Competitive, St. Luke's Tells 9th Circ.
• House Panel Targets Turmoil In Medicare Pay To Hospitals
• 4 Lessons For Health Providers From Walgreen Privacy Ruling
• Hobby Lobby Can't Block New ACA Rules, Judge Says
• Fla. Man Tells 11th Circ. He Found Illegal Humana Incentives
• Health Care MVP: Jones Day's Leon F. DeJulius Jr.
• United Health Likely Can't Duck Patients' ERISA Action
• DOJ Tallies $25B In Fiscal 2014
• 3rd Circ. Mulls ACA Contraceptive Opt-Out's Religious Burden
• Contractor Lacks Standing For CMS Audit Suit, Fed. Circ. Told
• MediBank IPO Max Price Raised To $5.4B On Strong Demand
• Dangers Lurk For Investors In Health Care Turnarounds
• Don't Be Shocked By NY's 'Surprise Bills' Law
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 78 Firms
• Ex-Fla. Hospital Exec Pleads Guilty In $67M Medicare Fraud
• Florida Asks 11th Circ. To Reinstate Gay Marriage Ban
• GAO Urges CMS To Make Websites More Consumer-Friendly
• NLRB Rules Hospital Had To Pay Raises After CBA Expired
• NJ Fights Latest Challenge To Gay Conversion Therapy Ban
• Australian Nursing Home Co. Plans IPO Of Up To $726M
• Pa. Hospice Co. Execs Want Medicare FCA Suit Tossed
• US Contractor Tells 9th Circ. Concepcion Backs Arbitration
• Law Professor Replaces Quinn Emanuel In GOP's Obama Suit
• Dewey Partner Clawback Ruling May Hurt New York Law Firms
• Stolen Laptop Doesn't Warrant $116M In Damages, Alere Says
• Containing Bad Actor Damage From Innocent Co-Insureds
• Lifespan Wins $30M Insurance Coverage For Hospital Breakup
• ALJ Stubs Out Fla. Lottery Plan For Medical Pot Dispensers
• Maine Can't Cut Medicaid Benefits Under ACA, 1st Circ. Says
• CHS Attacks 'Shotgun Pleading' In Data Breach Suit
• UPMC To Appeal NLRB Ruling Reinstating Pro-Union Workers
• Nurses At Texas Hospital Win Conditional Cert. In OT Suit
• Justices Urged To Review Docs' Claims Barred By Fla. Deal
• FCA Case Will Likely Set Standard On ACA Overpayments
• High Court Likely To Face Follow-On ACA, Standing Cases
• Drug Return Co., Execs Plead Not Guilty To $116M Fraud
• 4 Things To Know As Feds Ditch 340B 'Mega Rule'
• Insurer Fails To Nix Health Benefit Co.'s Coverage Suit
• ACA Contraception Exemption Isn't Burdensome: DC Circ.
• DC Insurance Exchange Fee Not Preempted By ACA
• High Court Asked To Rule On Ohio's Same-Sex Marriage Ban
• Barnes & Thornburg Nabs Sheppard Mullin White Collar Vet
• Jury Acquits Former HMA Executive On Obstruction Charge
• Walgreen Stays On Hook For $1.4M Health Privacy Verdict
• 3 Wild Cards If Gov't Loses ACA Subsidies Fight
• CMS Meaningful Use Rules Are Off To A Meandering Start
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Crowell & Moring's John Gibson
• Fla. High Court Sets Harmless Error Test In Civil Cases
• Liberty Medical Wins Approval For $68.5M Bankruptcy Sale
• 7th Circ. Tosses Medicaid FCA Suit Against Shopko
• Orthotic Co. Faces Stock Drop Suit Over Medicare Audits
• Feds Slam Mt. Sinai's Bid To Dodge Medicaid Repayment Row
• Fla. Oversight Law Found To Impair Hospital Operator's Rights
• Contractors Urge Fed. Circ. To Overturn 'Absurd' CMS Ruling
• 9th Circ. Must Apply Dynamic Analysis To St. Luke's
• PRA Health Sciences Raises $305M After IPO Misses Mark
• CLOs: Fight Fraud With Better Analytics
• 5 Best Practices For Responding To Federal OIG Subpoenas
• Why The Supreme Court Decided To Hear King V. Burwell
• Home Health Co. To Pay $25M To Settle Medicare FCA Suit
• Texas Hospital Settles With Ebola Victim's Family
• Texas Legislators Urge 5th Circ. To Uphold Abortion Law
• 5 Things To Watch As ACA Open Enrollment Starts
• High Court Asked To Nix ACA's Cost-Control Panel
• DaVita Hit With Sanction Request In Kidney Drug FCA Suit
• South Carolina's Same-Sex Marriage Ban Struck Down
• United Healthcare Settles $2.5B Hep-C Suit Before Trial
• Baker Donelson Adds DLA Piper Vets To Daschle Policy Group
• Context Is Key For Sunshine Payments Under ACA
• ACA-Compliant 'Skinny Plans' Hold Promise For Employers
• Conn. Ruling Expands HIPAA Liability For Medical Providers
• Del. High Court Vets Timing Of RBC's Rural/Metro Appeal
• VA To Restructure In Wake Of Scandals
• Following 9th Circ. Ruling, UHC Dials Back Dismissal Motion
• Regulators Asked To Probe CVS' Tobacco-Free Network
• HHS Issues Special HIPAA Bulletin On Ebola Privacy
• 5 Big Targets On The HHS Watchdog's Hit List
• High Court Measures Up Yard-Man In Oral Arguments
• 4 Things Pushing Foreign Investors Deeper Into China
• AIDS Group Sues To Make LA Hand Over HIV Funding Docs
• HHS Sees Modest Gains For ACA Coverage In 2015
• High Court Rejects Rite Aid Exec's Fraud Conviction Appeal
• Insurer Must Cover For Mo. Health Co.'s Workers' Comp Suit
• Japanese Medical Device Rules Stress Speed, Uniformity
• Gov't-Run AIDS Site Encrypts Data After Law Firm Discovery
• Fla. Woman Urges 11th Circ. To Toss $15M Tax Fraud Verdict
• ACA Not Doomed Even If High Court Axes Subsidies
• Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Vinson, Cooley
• HHS Office Seeks Hospital Ideas On Billing Dispute Backlog
• Official Says St. Luke's Case Backs FTC's ACA Position
• Cigna Agrees To Deal With Fla. Over HIV/AIDS Drugs
• Owen Gleaton Rips Insurer's Doc Request In Malpractice Row
• Justices Face Muddy Waters With Omnicare Middle Ground
• Walgreen Launches $8B Offering To Fund Alliance Boots Buy
• Pa. Court Expands Benefit-Related Wrongful Firing Claims
• NY Home Health Care Co. Pays $35M To Settle FCA Suit
• High Court Will Settle ACA Subsidy Battle
• Growing Gov't Crackdown On Health Care Fraud: Part 3
• High Court Review Looms As 6th Circ. OKs Gay Marriage Bans
• Expect Another House Vote To Repeal ACA, Boehner Says
• HIPAA Doesn't Preempt Negligence Claims: Conn. High Court
• Leucadia To Pay $70M To End Jefferies Investor Suits
• Home Care Co. To Pay $1.65M To Settle FCA Suit
• No Collective Action, No Sanctions In West Penn Wage Suit
• HHS, OMB Call For $6.2B To Speed Up Ebola Fight
• Pa. Hospital's Atty Must Pay $1M For Witness Instruction Flub
• Hospital Didn't Retaliate Against Lab Director, Court Says
• Growing Gov't Crackdown On Health Care Fraud: Part 2
• 5 Ways To Uncover Bias During Jury Selection
• Mo.'s Same-Sex Marriage Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
• 9th Circ. Says Physical Therapy Clinic Can Sue Health Plans
• 9 Votes On Health Ballot Measures You Might Have Missed
• Wash. Tax Board Rules Medical Weed Subject To Sales Tax
• How Senate Without Filibuster-Proof Majority Avoids Gridlock
• Aetna Seeks Sanctions After $8.4M ER Billing Fraud Win
• Nursing Home's Ch. 11 Threatens Agency Police Powers
• Aviv REIT Pays $305M For GE Senior Care Portfolio
• St. Luke's Sues Insurer Over Coverage For FTC Antitrust Suit
• Polsinelli Adds Ex-Coblentz Patch Health Care Ace In SF
• Growing Gov't Crackdown On Health Care Fraud: Part 1
• Calif. Voters Reject Higher Medical Malpractice Cap
• Law Firms Score Health, Energy Lobbying Cash With GOP Win
• 6 Health Policy Issues To Watch In GOP-Controlled Senate
• Measure To Decriminalize Medical Marijuana Fails In Fla.
• Texas Officials Press 5th Circ. To Uphold Abortion Laws
• Texas Limits Quarantines On Symptom-Free Ebola Workers
• High Court Likely Won't Affirm 6th Circ. Omnicare Ruling
• Brach Eichler Opens Palm Beach, Fla., Office
• States, Hospitals Urge DC Circ. To Allow ACA Subsidies
• Aetna Beats Chevron Worker's ERISA Class Action In 5th Circ.
• Foley & Lardner Lures Back CVS Asst. GC For Health Team
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: David Stickney
• Health Plans Must Cover Hospital Visits, IRS Says
• Do Hospitals Need A Compliance Officer Privilege?
• Tiversa Attacks LabMD Witness' Claims In Data Security Row
• White & Case Adds 2 White Collar Pros In Miami
• CMS Axes Sunshine Act Exemption For Continuing Education
• Omnicare Clings To Narrow Liability In Supreme Court Args
• REIT HCP Loans $630M For UK Health Care RE Acquisition
• LabCorp Acquires Covance In $6.1B In Cash-Stock Deal
• Pa. High Court Lets Family Appeal Denial Of Autism Coverage
• Property Insurance May Mitigate Ebola-Related Losses