Court Nixes Repeat CID After Dismissal of Whistleblower Complaint
December 5, 2012
A federal court rejected the government's second civil investigative demand ("CID") to a hospital after the court had already dismissed the complaint. The...
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GAO Director of Health Care Kathleen King Testifies Regarding CMS Efforts to Reduce Health Care Fraud
December 4, 2012
Director of the Government Accountability Office ("GAO") Health Care Section, Kathleen King, testified to the House Committee on Energy and...
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Effectiveness of Proposed Medicare “Smart Card” on Preventing Fraud and Abuse Debated at Recent Congressional Hearing
December 4, 2012
At a November 28th Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Hearing entitled "Examining Options to Combat Health Care Waste, seven witnesses testified regarding...
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Fulbright Forum: How to Get The Most From Rule 502(d): Protecting Privilege in the Production of Documents
December 04, 2012
Inadvertent waiver of privilege is one of the most significant concerns of in-house counsel, yet since Federal Rule of Evidence 502 was enacted in 2008,...
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Don't 'Like' Social Media? Why Your Company May Not Have a Choice Anymore
December 04, 2012
Social media is starting to affect every company, and legal issues arising from social media are similarly increasing. In this breakfast meeting, our speakers&m...
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Department Of Health And Human Services Submits Sunshine Act Rules to OMB for Review
December 3, 2012
According to the Office of Management and Budget's ("OMB's") Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ("OIRA"), OMB has received the final...
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HHS Issues Guidance on HIPAA-Compliant De-Identification of PHI
December 3, 2012
On November 26, 2012, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") Office of Civil Rights ("OCR") issued guidance on de-identification of...
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OIG Semiannual Report Predicts $6.9 Billion in Fraud Recoveries in FY 2012
December 3, 2012
On November 27, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General ("OIG") announced in its Semiannual Report to Congress that it...
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Government Addresses Privacy Concerns in Bankruptcy Sales
November 2012
Privacy and data protection are currently global hot-button concerns. To address privacy concerns in bankruptcy, Congress includes a number of privacy and data-protection...
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EU Commission approves acquisition of Teva's over the counter business by Procter & Gamble
November 23, 2012
The European Commission (the "Commission") has cleared Procter & Gamble's ("P&G") acquisition of the over-the-counter business of Israeli...
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National Health Law Program Addresses Medicaid Section 1115 Waivers
November 23, 2012
The National Health Law Program ("NHeLP") in its November 2012 E-Newsletter discusses Medicaid program Section 1115 waivers and concludes that such waivers...
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Two National Policy Groups Publish Proposals for Medicare Cost-Saving Efforts
November 22, 2012
Two national organizations have presented proposals for Medicare policy changes that they maintain would result in significant cost-savings. The National Coalition...
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2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Requires Face-to-Face Visit Prior to DME
November 22, 2012
On November 16, 2012, CMS published the calendar year 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule. In this final rule, CMS implements a Patient Protection and...
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U.S. Senate Approves Legislation Providing CMS with More Flexibility in Sanctioning Laboratories
November 22, 2012
On November 14, 2012, the full U.S. Senate approved H.R. 6118, "Taking Essential Steps for Testing Act of 2012." This legislation would amend the Public...
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Congressional Budget Office Examines the U.S. Budget Shortfall and Choices for Deficit Reduction
November 21, 2012
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On November 8, 2012, the Congressional Budget Office ("CBO") published a report entitled "Choices for Budget Reduction." In fiscal year 2012,...
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