Commercial Law & Contracts – May 23, 2012

by King & Spalding on 5/21/2012

On May 9, 2012, the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health & Human Services (OIG) issued a report addressing retail pharmacies identified as having questionable billing for Medicare Part D prescription drug...more

by Qin Qu on 5/20/2012

Following are the contents of this edition: News Update Two Different Types of Senior Community Emerge Respectively in Shanghai and Beijing Senior Nursing –- a Rising and Promising Career Indemnificatory Housing is...more

by Dickinson Wright on 5/16/2012

In this issue: - Private Civil Enforcement Actions Increasing: The Ameritox vs. Millennium Lawsuit By L. Pahl Zinn, and Christian G. Ohanian As healthcare and antitrust enforcement by governmental agencies...more

by King & Spalding on 5/11/2012

Margaret Tavenner, Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS or the “Agency”), issued a letter to Senator Chuck Grassley on May 3, 2012 formally responding to a letter sent to her by Senator...more

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/10/2012

In this presentation: * Medical Staff Bylaws are the primary governance document for the Medical Staff * Bylaws must contain key provisions in order to comply with: - Medicare Conditions of...more

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 5/9/2012

Introduction Mintz Levin’s Health Care Fraud Enforcement Defense group has published a series of “Year in Review” articles discussing its observations about health care fraud enforcement trends in 2011 and its opinions...more

by Poyner Spruill LLP on 5/8/2012

It’s surely a sign of economic times that Poyner Spruill’s long term care lawyers have seen a marked increase in the number of clients calling us for assistance with nonpaying residents. While providers have seen...more

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 5/2/2012

In OIG Advisory Opinion 12-05, the OIG found that a consumer rewards program (the “Program”) offered by a supermarket chain with in-store and independent pharmacies (the “Requestor”) would not be subject to enforcement under...more