Hospitals and Health Systems Prepare for a Value-Based Future -
Editor’s Note: Hospitals and health systems are actively working to service their communities in numerous ways, including through the adoption of initiatives...more
2/22/2018
/ Antitrust Division ,
Cost-Sharing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Hospitals ,
Information Sharing ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Part D ,
No-Poaching ,
Opioid ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Substance Abuse ,
Universal Health Services Inc v United States ex rel Escobar
Last year, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decided Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar (Escobar), 136 S.Ct. 1989 (2016), creating important implications for Federal False Claims Act (FCA) cases...more
3/25/2017
/ Conditions of Payment ,
Failure To Disclose ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Implied Certification Theory ,
Federal Contractors ,
Health Care Providers ,
Implied Certification ,
Material Misrepresentation ,
Materiality ,
Medicaid ,
Qui Tam ,
SCOTUS ,
Universal Health Services Inc v United States ex rel Escobar ,
Unlicensed Medical Providers
The Future of Essential Health Benefits -
Editor's Note: The Essential Health Benefits (EHB) rule may be among the many parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that are on the chopping block as the Trump Administration and...more
3/24/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Antitrust Immunity ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Essential Health Benefits ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Insurer Liability ,
Medicaid ,
Premiums ,
Repeal ,
Trump Administration
Actions to Advance Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health -
Editor's Note: Children's earliest experiences—both positive and negative—impact their brain formation and in turn their social and emotional, physical,...more
5/24/2016
/ Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Gobeille v Liberty Mutual Insurance Com. ,
Health Insurance ,
Long-Term Care ,
Manufacturers ,
Mental Health ,
Pay-For-Delay ,
Preemption ,
Public Health Insurance Marketplace ,
SCOTUS
Latest Healthcare False Claims Act Roundup and Top 3 Best Practices to Reduce Exposure -
As the legal landscape in healthcare becomes increasingly complex, healthcare companies that receive federal program funds face...more
9/25/2015
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Amarin ,
Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Audit Policies ,
Bribery ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Class Action ,
Clinical Laboratories ,
Clinical Trials ,
Compensation Standards ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Integrity Agreement ,
Cost-Sharing ,
Damages ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FERA ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud Abuse and Waste ,
Government Investigations ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Reform ,
HEAT ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hospitals ,
KBR v ex rel Carter ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medicaid Expansion ,
Medicaid Reimbursements ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Nurses ,
Off-Label Promotion ,
OMIG ,
Penalties ,
Physician Compensation Arrangements ,
Public Health Insurance Marketplace ,
Qui Tam ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Relators ,
Required Documentation ,
SCOTUS ,
Self-Reporting ,
Tuomey ,
Value-Based Purchasing ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers