The Washington State Supreme Court significantly expanded the scope of potential hospital tort liability for the allegedly negligent actions of nonemployee, independently contracted emergency room service physicians, and...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published its final rule regarding the Medicare Advantage (MA) Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) program in early February 2023. Among other matters, the final rule...more
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved its Commission Report on Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century. The report is based on testimony from the March 2019 “The FTC’s Role in a...more
The U.S. Supreme Court handed down an important decision on June 16, 2016 that expands the scope of liability under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733, (the FCA). In Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United...more
The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to resolve a circuit split over the False Claims Act (FCA) that could have broad implications for those that do business with the federal government. On April 19, 2016, the Supreme Court...more