HHS Publishes Final Rule Implementing ACA Essential Health Benefits
February 25, 2013
On February 20, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") issued a final rule adopting standards established under the Patient Protection...
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Food Safety Newsletter
February 22, 2013
FDA to Hold Public Meetings on Two Major Food Safety Proposed Rules
FDA Issues Final Rule on the Administrative Detention of Food Under the FSMA...
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Congressional Budget Office Publishes Report Detailing Slowing of Growth in Projected Medicare and Medicaid Payments
February 22, 2013
The Congress Budget Office ("CBO") has published a report entitled "The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2023." In its...
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California’s Green Chemistry Regulation Approaches Final Stages of Approval
February 22, 2013
The California Department of Toxic Substances Control ("DTSC" or the "Department") has proposed what should be the final version of the California...
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USEPA Proposes RINS Verification Rules For Renewable Fuels Program
February 21, 2013
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has proposed new rules designed to guide purchasers of Renewable Fuel Identification Numbers (RINs) in verifying...
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Senate HELP Subcommittee Hearing Addresses 30 Million Uninsured
February 21, 2013
On January 29, 2013, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging held a hearing to discuss the provision...
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340B Drug Pricing Program Continues to be a Focus of Interest of Certain Members of Congress and the Pharmaceutical Industry
February 21, 2013
The Health Resources and Services Administration's ("HRSA") 340B Drug Pricing Program is back in the news. Under the 340B program, drug...
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Supreme Court Trims Scope Of State Action Antitrust Defense: Mere Authorization by State Will Not Suffice
February 20, 2013
The Supreme Court has trimmed back the "state action" antitrust defense that shields conduct authorized by a state from federal antitrust challenge. In a...
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FDA Extends Comment Period for Information Collection Provisions Associated with Two FSMA Proposed Rules
February 20, 2013
FDA has decided to extend the comment period for the information collection provisions associated with the proposed rules on "Current Good Manufacturing Practice...
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Wisconsin and Indiana Governors Decline to Expand Medicaid
February 20, 2013
On February 13, 2013, Republican Governors Scott Walker of Wisconsin and Mike Pence of Indiana stated that they do not support expanding Medicaid in their states. ...
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Maryland Hospital Pays $4.9 Million to Resolve Short-Stay Admissions
February 19, 2013
The Department of Justice ("DOJ") and Maryland officials have settled False Claims Act charges with St. Joseph's Medical Center, a hospital located in...
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OIG Report Questions Effectiveness of REMS
February 19, 2013
The Office of Inspector General ("OIG") at the Department of Health and Human Services released a report this week, entitled " FDA Lacks Comprehensive Data...
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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
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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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