Health Archive » February, 2016

Health - February, 2016

305 articles

• Menendez Atty Says Exec. Branch Meetings Were Protected
• Allstate Can't Set 'Reasonable' Charge, MRI Provider Says
• CMS Finalizes Changes To 2017 ACA Marketplace
• Law360 Health Editorial Advisory Board
• Hospitals Told In-House Counsel Can't See Competitors' Docs
• W.Va. Bill Targeting FTC Hospital Merger Row Gains Strength
• Fla. Nursery Wrongly Passed Over For Marijuana License
• Justices Reject GOP Donor's ACA Tax Challenge
• High Court Won't Hear Conn. Teeth-Whitening Rule Appeal
• Justices Won't Hear Gay Conversion Therapy Ban Challenge
• High Court Nixes Health Aide's Religious Disclosure Appeal
• Questioning Discoverable Data In Negligent Credentialing Suits
• Covington Nabs FCA Expert For Gov't Contracts Team
• Deals Rumor Mill: GO Scale Capital, Toshiba, Chevron
• HealthFusion Investors Claim 'Surprise' Deal Cost Them $16M
• 5th Circ.'s Abortion Stay Will Harm Women, Docs Tell Justices
• In Congress: Opioids, EPA, Medicaid
• NFL Player Must Tackle Common Privacy Pratfall In ESPN Suit
• Millennium Loses $5M HIPAA Coverage On Reconsideration
• Polsinelli Hires Back Chicago Health Care Privacy Pro
• More States Join Fight Against Obamacare Tax On Medicaid
• Providers Must Show Blue Cross Caused Hospitals To Close
• RJ Reynolds Asks DC Circ. To Re-Evaluate Menthol Cig Study
• Fla. Appeals Court Reverses Hold On Abortion-Delay Law
• Texas Health Agency Can't Duck Ex-Atty Whistleblower Claim
• Fed. Circ. Finds Howmedica Polymer Patent Is Invalid
• Tech, Health Care PE Firm Raises $384M
• Sen. Dems. Want Paid-Off Medical Debt Out Of Credit Scores
• High Court Should Look At Texas House Bill 2 In Context
• NJ Town Challenges Nonprofit Hospital's Tax Exemption
• Meet The Attys Arguing Supreme Court Abortion Showdown
• PharMerica: Re-Evaluating The 1st-To-File Rule Under KBR
• Clearing Up Developer Health App Questions
• House Republicans Press CMS On Future Of ACA Co-Ops
• CMS Anti-Fraud Rule Aims To Crack Down On Evasive Docs
• Whistleblowers Return Fire In High Court FCA Battle
• Allstate Says Urine Testing Scheme Conned It Out Of $1.3M
• Hospital's Heart-Disease Test Patents Ruled Invalid Under Alice
• EEOC To Take Wellness Program ADA Loss To 7th Circuit
• NJ Man Cops To $148M Medical Debt Scheme
• HHS Study Finds Fewer Hospital Readmissions After ACA Fine
• Fire Dept. Strength Test Keeps Women Out, 7th Circ. Told
• McKesson Drops $1.2B On Oncology Businesses
• Giants Player Sues ESPN For Medical Records Disclosure
• 5 Legal Writing Cliches Sure To Come Back And Bite You
• 5 Tips For Founding A Successful Law Firm
• Telemedicine: A Cure For Underserved Female Patients?
• 5th Circ. Pauses Judge's Rejection Of La. Abortion Law
• Class Claim Targets New Nutrisystem Director Removal Rule
• Feds Target ACA Enrollment Abuse After Insurer Outcry
• Insurers Hit Feds With $5B Suit Over Withheld ACA Money
• Steadfast Scores $96M For Calif. Senior Housing Project
• 5 NYers Sentenced For Illegally Massaging $4M From Medicare
• NIH Says Zika Vaccine Could Be Ready For Trials By Summer
• Shumaker Loop, Gibson Guide Welltower's $700M Debt Deal
• Nat'l Union Beats Anheuser Unit's Mold Claims In 8th Circ.
• NJ Tax Court Says Citizen FCA Awards Count As Income
• FCA Victors Slam Community Health Fee Fight In 6th Circ.
• Tribal Health Co. Can't Block Employee Retaliation Probe
• Senate Easily Confirms Califf To Lead FDA
• Ex-MedCap CEO Must Pay Up To $16M For $1.8B Scheme
• Reducing The Risk Of Cyber Extortion For Health Care Cos.
• 5 Law Office Design Tips Before Moving To Latin America
• Ch. 9 Is A Powerful Tool For Public Hospital Bankruptcies
• Aetna Scored Discount Through Shady Deal, Clinic Claims
• 14 New Zika Cases Linked To Sexual Transmission, CDC Says
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Cos. Face Antitrust Class Action
• Hospitals Say NJ Approved Horizon's Omnia Plan Too Soon
• Watchdog Dissects HealthCare.gov Collapse, Revival
• Fetal Tissue Video Suit On Hold Pending 9th Circ. Appeal
• Gibbons Beats DQ Bid In Cigna Employee Plan Suit
• McDermott Adds Health Care Partner From Paul Hastings
• Doctor Loses Bid For DQ Of Judge In UnitedHealth Suit
• Ex-Bryan Cave Atty Too Late To DQ Judge, Anthem Says
• Tenet Floats $238M Deal In Maternity Kickbacks Case
• LabMD Loses Bid To Revive Data Leak Claims Against Tiversa
• ConAgra Says ERISA Class Action For Autism Aid Is Dud
• EagleMed, Insurer Seek $2M For Deadly Chopper Crash
• HHS Unit Fails To Check Care Of Migrant Kids, GAO Reports
• 9th Circ. Sides With Hospital In Exec's Job Loss Suit
• Hospitals Lose Attack On Medicare Wage Rule
• Sanctions For Lost Fight Recording Sought In Ariz. FCA Suit
• Doc Seeks To Cut Hueston Hennigan From Calif. Fraud Case
• Fla. High Court To Hear Suit Over CSX Conductor Death
• Insurer Must Cover Health Care Co.'s Defense In $30M Suit
• 3rd Circ. Told NLRB Lacks Quorum In Nursing Home Case
• Texas Tech Sues Medicare Over $8M Repayment Demand
• Lockheed Health Co. Dodges FCA Suit Lacking Contract Terms
• In Congress: Zika, FDA, Fraudulent Joinder
• Thompson & Knight Atty Mishandled Doc's Suit, Estate Says
• Weyerhaeuser Beats 5 Asbestos Suits Over Former Wis. Plant
• Records Show US Atty Knows Recusal Rules, Court Told
• Adventist Pays $2M Over Chemo-Drug Practices FCA Suit
• NJ Prosecutor Replaced Amid Death Probe Controversy
• FTC Hits Back At Hospitals' Bid To Compel Atty Testimony
• UPMC Says Insurer Must Cover $12.5M Antitrust Settlement
• Small Pay Boost Floated For Medicare Advantage
• Fla. Hits Humana With Penalty Over HIV Drugs Pricing
• OPINION: Big Law's Perverse Incentive System
• Aetna Beats Hospitals' Late-Pay Suit At 5th Circ.
• Ex-Player Says NFL Alumni Org Cut Him Out Of $1M A Year
• Billing Co. Owner Pleads Guilty In $2M Medicare Fraud
• Ky. Gov. Sues Planned Parenthood Over Unlicensed Abortions
• Taxation With Representation: Schulte, Skadden, Kirkland
• How The Zika Virus Affects Employment-Related Travel
• Standards Adopted Into Law Are Public Domain, Law Profs Say
• Blue Shield Class Wins Cert. In Hidden Deductibles Row
• UPMC Can't Dodge Workers' Comp Market Antitrust Claims
• ACA Birth Control Mandate Challengers Lose At 11th Circ.
• Ohio High Court Blocks Lead Poisoning Data About Children
• Chicago Hit With Suit Over Lead-Tainted Water
• IBM Drops $2.6B On PE-Backed Health Data Biz
• Kaiser Says Filipino Workers' Bias Suit Belongs In Fed. Court
• Pa. State Senator Joins Philly's Sacks Weston
• HHS, Ga. Reach Settlement In $75M Medicaid Refund Row
• SEC Chastises In-House Challenger For Overlong Brief
• X-Ray Co. Owner Guilty Of $8M Fraud That Led To 2 Deaths
• A Closer Look At The Anthem-Cigna Merger
• Congressional Outlook 2016: Appropriations
• How Scalia's Death Tilts Cases On Abortion, Birth Control
• UPMC Accuses Highmark Of Trying To Stall $12.5M Settlement
• Fla. Senate Panel Ditches Health Care Facility Reg Changes
• W.Va. Bill Targets FTC's Opposition To Hospital Merger
• Crowell Malpractice Claims Face Skeptical Calif. Judges
• 51 Hospitals Pay $23M In Cardiac Device Settlements
• Polsinelli Nabs White Collar Wiz From Fish & Richardson
• Calif. Data Breach Report Says Retail Most Vulnerable
• SuperValu Drug Pricing Claims Pass FCA Muster, Court Told
• Pa. High Court OKs State Farm's Med Payment Formula
• Insurer Pushes For Interest In Owen Gleaton Malpractice Row
• CVS Urges 7th Circ. Not To Rehear EEOC Severance Suit
• Congressional Outlook 2016: Health Care
• In Cybersecurity, No Harm Does Not Necessarily Mean No Foul
• Congressional Outlook 2016: Cybersecurity
• Battling Revenue Doom And Gloom With Litigation Finance
• La. Asks 5th Circ. To OK Abortion Rules During Appeal
• Texas Justices To Mull Liability For Hospital Partner's Actions
• Hospitals Say FTC 'Stonewalling' In Proposed Chicago Merger
• Fla. Insurance Regulator OKs Aetna-Humana Deal
• 7th Circ. Seems Divided On Juror Misconduct Claim
• Ore. House Passes Bill To Negotiate Tribal Marijuana Pacts
• Whistleblower Urges 11th Circ. To Revive Fresenius FCA Row
• Anthem Data Breach MDL Gets Trimmed By Calif. Judge
• Doctor Tied To Sen. Bribery Case Defends Medicare Billing
• State Law Issues In Severability Of Arbitration Agreements
• Pfizer To Pay $785M To Settle FCA Claims Over Protonix
• Scalia's Rapid-Fire Questioning Transformed Oral Arguments
• Justice Scalia Leaves His Mark In Biting, Clever Dissents
• Death Of Scalia Leaves High Court Docket In Limbo
• Scalia Leaves Mighty Legacy At High Court
• GOP Attys Would Likely Back Srinivasan To Replace Scalia
• Scalia's Originalism Shifted The Constitutional Debate
• Scalia Took On Gun Control, Class Actions In Top Opinions
• Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dies At 79
• Feds Ask If Arnold & Porter, Kobre Attys Have Conflicts
• Patients Agreed To Debt Calls In Hospital Form, 6th Circ. Says
• Texas AG's Gay Marriage Ethics Row Breaks New Ground
• DFB Pharma Wants S&N To Cough Up $26.7M In Dispute
• Hospice Exec, Nursing Director Cop To $9.5M Medicare Scam
• NJ Doc Accused Of Bogus Insurance Claims Settles For $5M
• FTC Says W.Va. Bill Could Restrict Nurses Too Much
• Whistleblower Must Produce Info On Witness Deal, Court Told
• Ex-Bryan Cave Atty Seeks Recusal For Judge In Benefits Row
• 1st Circ. Pauses PharMerica FCA Suit For High Court Appeal
• UNC Denied State Immunity In Duke Hiring Conspiracy Suit
• Congressional Outlook 2016: Tax, Health, Trade
• CVS To Pay $8M To Settle Oxycodone Sales Row With Feds
• Ore. Bill To Allow Tribal Marijuana Pacts Clears Panel
• 7th Circ. Mulls Class Waivers In Employee's OT Suit
• NJ Muslim Hospital Worker's Bias, Liability Claims Survive
• Takeaways From Medicare's 60-Day Overpayment Rule
• BioScrip To Pay Shareholders $11M In Exjade Fallout
• Amended Rule 26's Proportionality Standard: The First 60 Days
• Texas AG Under Investigation For Response To Obergefell
• Sen. Murkowski Lifts 'Frankenfish' Hold On FDA Chief Nominee
• Fla. Pharmacies, Docs Settle Tricare Billing Row For $10M
• 6 Key Policies In Medicare's 60-Day Overpayment Rule
• Express Scripts Counters Bid To Transfer Antitrust Suit
• Ill. Hospice Admin. Pleads Guilty In $9.5M Medicare Fraud
• ACA, Zika, Opioids Hot Topics In HHS Budget
• Rx. Co. Sues Law Firm For Losing Case Against Ex-Workers
• Wipro Pays $460M For Insurance Software Co. HealthPlan
• Sabra Health Care REIT Sells Bankrupt Hospital In $96M Deal
• Medicare Eases 60-Day Overpayment Rule
• 3rd Circ. Ruling Backs RICO Claims Against Glaxo, Court Told
• ACA Birth Control Opt-Out Respects Faith, High Court Hears
• Fla. House Dems Fight Planned Parenthood Contracts Ban
• Feds Accuse NJ Doc Of Falsely Billing For Diagnostic Tests
• Texas Appeals Court Sanctions 'Cow In The Road' Doctor
• GrayRobinson Adds 4 Railey Harding Attys In Orlando
• McGuireWoods Nabs Andrews Kurth Trial Pro In Houston
• Ky. Clerk Not Obstructing Marriage Licenses, Judge Finds
• Axed Fraud Charge Is Haunting Surgeon, 7th Circ. Told
• GOP Senators Introduce Another Bill To Repeal Obamacare
• Democrats Urge FTC To Combat Gay Conversion Therapy
• Miami Doc Pleads Guilty In $20M Medicare Fraud
• Ex-Bryan Cave Atty Faces Sanctions For 'Hostile' Filings
• Healthy Marlboro Smokers In Mass. Denied Lung Screening
• Investing In The Marijuana Industry: Where We Stand
• How Does Skadden Stay No. 1?
• Chancery Denies Partial Deal In Providence Shareholder Suit
• Kimberly-Clark Says Doctor Can't Flee Surgical Gown Suit Now
• Geico Settles Fraud Suit Over Roadside X-Ray Vans
• FDA Seeks $5.1B Budget, Including Funds For Food Safety
• EEOC, Hospital Settle ADA Case Over Worker With Narcolepsy
• Mom Allowed To Join Mental Health ERISA Suit Against UHC
• Alston & Bird Adds Health Care Regulatory Partner In DC
• House Votes To Step Up VA Construction, Health Oversight
• Dave & Buster's Can't Duck Obamacare ERISA Class Action
• 7 Bills Promoting Medical Innovation Pass Senate Committee
• Philly Hospice Nurse Convicted In $14M Medicare Fraud
• UnitedHealth Out Of Ammo To Fight Judge DQ Bid, Court Told
• OPINION: The Road To Partnership Must Keep Evolving
• DC Circ. Orders Court To Take On Medicare Appeals Backlog
• Litigation In The Marijuana Industry Lights Up
• How Pharma Cos. Can Lessen The Risk Of Gov't Action
• Real Estate Rumors: Thor, Droga5, Peterson
• An Uphill Battle For Providers Contesting Network Exclusion
• Dignity Tells 9th Circ. Church Rule Dumps $1.2B ERISA Suit
• Medicare Botched Uncompensated Care Math, Hospital Says
• Allied Tells 9th Circ. Hospital Owes $8M In FTC Defense Costs
• DOJ Dings Home Care Co., Poultry Co. Over Document Abuse
• NLRB Judge Backs Labor Charges Against NJ Nursing Home
• UPMC To Pay $12.5M To Settle Price Conspiracy Suit
• NY Atty Sanctioned For Bringing Insubstantial FCA Suit
• LabMD Says Lack Of Victims Dooms FTC's Data Security Row
• Nonprofit NJ Hospitals Dispute IRS Tax Bill Over Group Buys
• Wash. Birth Control Regs Hinder Religion, High Court Hears
• Broad And Cassel Adds Ex-Waller Health Law Pro In Fla.
• White House Wants $1.8B To Fight Zika Virus
• 6th Circ. Gives Moen Win In Retiree Benefits Case
• Justices Asked To Mull Jurisdiction Of SEC Admin Challenges
• Anti-Abortion Group Barred From Releasing Videos
• Real Estate Rumors: Jamestown, Carey Watermark, Equinix
• Getting Payors On Board With Telehealth
• GCs Name Best Of The Best Attorneys
• 8 Firms Boast The Most Client-Savvy Attorneys
• UnitedHealth Accused Of Deceiving Court In Lap-Band Suit
• Munsch Hardt Scoops Employment Vet In Texas
• Full 11th Circ. To Rehear Fight Over Fla. 'Gun Gag' Law
• HHS Floats Substance Abuse Records Privacy Rules Update
• Cohen & Malad To Lead Medical Informatics Breach MDL
• Illinois ACA Co-Op Hit With Class Action For Cutting Provider
• Cigna Hid Compliance Failures From Investors, Suit Says
• 5 Key Arguments From Abortion Foes At High Court
• Merging Hospitals Say Documents Safe With In-House Counsel
• 2nd Circ. Shoots Down HHS Rural-Urban Hospital Rule
• New Insights For ERISA Standards On Benefit Determinations
• AbbVie, Others Escape Some Testosterone Therapy Claims
• Medicare's Biosimilar Pay Policy Draws Congressional Fire
• ACA Sign-Ups Near 13M As Annual Enrollment Ends
• FDA Announces Review Of Opioid Policies
• Hospital Co. Nabs BALCA Win In Missing Certification Row
• Health Care Deal Trends Emerge From JP Morgan 2016
• Texas Offers Probation To Anti-Abortion Videomaker
• IRS Deduction Denial Beyond Jurisdiction, Pot Dispensary Says
• Cohen & Malad Seeks To Lead Medical Informatics Breach MDL
• Chicago Doc Wants Out Of Pending Jail Time Amid Appeal
• Armstrong Teasdale Lands Ex-Polsinelli Employment Litigator
• FDA's Strategy For Interoperable Medical Device Regulation
• A New Era Of Health Care Privacy And Security Enforcement
• Reps. Attack Drug Price Hikes As Silent Shkreli Tweets Insults
• Fla. Laser Spine Clinic Is Owed Punitive Damages, Court Says
• Gamma Knife Center Defends Hospital Antitrust Claim
• NJ Cardiologist Indicted For Double-Billing Insurers
• AHA Demands CMS Reverse $220M Inpatient Hospital Pay Cut
• Calif. Judge's Brother No Bother, UnitedHealth Says
• Inspector's $2M Army Hospital Contract Breach Suit Put On Ice
• Indicted Anti-Abortion Activist Turns Self In
• ALJ Upholds Lincare's $240K Penalty For HIPAA Violations
• US Urges 3rd Circ. To Preserve Menendez Corruption Charges
• Kansas Takes Abortion Law Dispute To State High Court
• Aetna, Health Co. Can Seek Document Privacy In Merger Suit
• Waller Grows In Austin With Addition Of 13-Atty Boutique
• Blue Cross Hit With $40M Suit Alleging Okla. Antitrust Scheme
• Unexpected Uncertainty For The 340B Drug Pricing Program
• Interest Groups Add New Element To Embryo Custody Battles
• Genentech Misstates Breast Cancer Drug Amount, Suit Says
• J&J Escapes FCA Row Over Allegedly Faulty Hip Implants
• Horizon Says Pulled Ads May Alter Tiered Coverage Suit
• Ill. Official Seeks Stay On Hospital Property Tax Ruling
• Would-Be Marijuana Nurseries Sue Over Denied Fla. Licenses
• House Falls Short On Veto Override For ACA Repeal Bill
• 5th Circ. Lets Independent Contractor Sue Under Rehab. Act
• UK Cancer Drug Developer Raises $86M In Funding Round
• CVS False Claims Suit Not A Rerun, 1st Circ. Told
• CVS Seals $7.4M Wages Deal Covering 1K Pharmacists
• CVS Hits Endo With Pay-For-Delay Suit Over Painkiller Opana
• More Recovery Limitations After High Court's ERISA Ruling
• Namenda Buyers Say Product Hopping Class Action Has Legs
• Ex-Doc Wants Gov't Attys DQ'd In UnitedHealth Lap-Band Suit
• CMS Extends Bans On Home Health, Ambulance Cos.
• NJ Man Cops To Helping Doctor Hide $3.6 Million
• Stericycle Gets OK For $28.5M Deal In Multistate FCA Suit
• Justices Asked To Let State Contract Claims Survive ERISA
• UnitedHealthcare Targets Medicare Advantage Overpay Policy
• Zika Virus Is Global Emergency, WHO Declares
• Ryman Healthcare Plans To Build $200M Retirement Village
• 3 Clinic Owners Plead Not Guilty In $15M Medicare Fraud
• What To Expect From HHS Inspector General In 2016
• Kirkland & Ellis Reps Abbott In $5.8B Acquisition Of Alere
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear $4.7M Case Against Ex-NY AG Staff
• Biz Groups Blast FCA Implied Liability At Supreme Court
• $14M In Atty Fees Approved In Nurse Wage-Fixing Suit
• Stryker Pays $2.78B For Medical Device Maker Sage Products