Mobile Apps and Children’s Privacy Continue to be Top FTC Priorities: New Rules, More Enforcement, and Broader Application
On February 8, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission voted to approve a consent decree filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to resolve a...
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New FTC Guidance on Clinical Integration
February 18, 2013
In its first staff advisory opinion since passage of the Affordable Care Act, the FTC has given tentative approval to a physician hospital organization's plans to...
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U.S. Recovered $4.2 Billion In FY 2012 Through Health Fraud Enforcement
February 18, 2013
The federal government's health fraud enforcement and prevention efforts recovered a record $4.2 billion in fiscal year 2012, according to a February 11 press...
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UK Hospital Inquiry Recommends Prosecution of NHS Staff
February 14, 2013
The public inquiry into failings at Stafford Hospital in the UK has recommended that NHS staff should face prosecution if they are not open and honest about mistakes. ...
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California Cap-and-Trade Program for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions Survives Latest Court Challenge
February 14, 2013
On January 25, 2013, a California Superior Court judge rejected a challenge to the offset credit aspect of California's greenhouse gas ("GHG") cap-and-trade...
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Noncompensatory Options Regulations May Adversely Affect Holders, Buyers, and Historic Partners
February 14, 2013
On February 4, 2013, the Treasury Department promulgated final regulations concerning the treatment of "noncompensatory options," such as warrants and...
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Bill to Repeal Sustainable Growth Rate Formula for Physician Payment Reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives
February 13, 2013
The Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act, which would repeal the sustainable growth rate ("SGR") formula used by CMS to set Medicare physician payment...
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CMS Publishes Proposed Rule That Would Rescind Certain Regulations Deemed Unnecessary
February 12, 2013
On February 7, 2013, CMS published a proposed rule that would rescind certain regulations determined to "impede quality patient care" or that "divert...
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CMS Releases RAC Report for 2011
February 11, 2013
Recovery Audit Contractors ("RACs") for Medicare fee-for-service returned $488 million in improper payments to the Medicare Trust Fund in fiscal year 2011,...
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CMS Announces lower DMEPOS “initial prices” As a Result of Competitive Bidding Program Expansion
February 8, 2013
New, lower Medicare prices for Durable Medicare Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies ("DMEPOS") will go into effect in July as a result of an...
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J&J and Novartis Accused of Delaying Generic Entry in the Netherlands
February 8, 2013
The European Commission has accused the Dutch subsidiaries of US giant Johnson & Johnson and Swiss-based Novartis of delaying entry into the marketplace of a generic...
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New Senate Bill Would Allow for Expedited Approval of LNG Exports to NATO Members, Japan and Other Countries
February 8, 2013
On January 31, 2013, a bi-partisan group of U.S. Senators introduced legislation to amend Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act ("NGA") and broaden the scope of...
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FTC Recommendations for Mobile App Privacy Disclosures
February 8, 2013
On February 1, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission issued a staff report containing recommendations for various participants in the mobile app ecosystem: from platforms to...
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CMS Announces 500 Bundled Payment Initiative Enrollees
February 7, 2013
On January 31, 2013, CMS announced the first 500 organizations selected to participate in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative. Under the program,...
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FCC Approves Three New, More Flexible Licenses, Including a Medical Testing License
February 7, 2013
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This past Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") unanimously decided to adopt a proposal to streamline its experimental wireless device rules...
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