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Employment Matters: The Affordable Care Act’s Reporting Requirements for Carriers and Employers
October 5, 2015 | Blog | By Carrie Roll
On September 29, 2015, our colleague, Alden Bianchi, posted the latest installment of the Affordable Care Act’s Reporting Requirements for Carriers and Employers on Mintz Levin’s Employment Matters blog.
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Just in Time for the Phase II Audits: OIG Criticizes OCR’s Enforcement Efforts
October 1, 2015| Blog|
“Two-Midnight” Rule Needs Tweaking, Says Federal Judge
September 28, 2015 | Blog
A Federal Judge found that the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) failed to comply with the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) when it cut hospital inpatient payments by 0.2% as part of its “two-midnight” rule.
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CMS Publishes Long-Awaited PAMA Proposed Rule
September 28, 2015 | Blog | By Karen Lovitch
Late on Friday afternoon the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced publication of the proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) implementing substantial changes to the Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (MCLFS) made by the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PAMA).
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DOJ Clarifies Position on Individual Accountability in Corporate Investigations
September 28, 2015 | Blog
Earlier this month, we discussed a memorandum issued by Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). This memorandum, referred to as the "Yates Memo," reaffirms the Government’s commitment to prosecuting individuals and formally instructs prosecutors to focus on individual accountability when dealing with corporate misconduct.
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Hot Topics in Laboratory Compliance at AHLA’s Fraud and Compliance Forum
September 24, 2015 | Blog | By Bridgette Keller
Next week, my colleague Karen Lovitch will be co-presenting a discussion on Hot Topics in Laboratory Compliance at the American Health Lawyers Association’s Fraud and Compliance Forum in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Trouble Brewing for International Data Transfers Under U.S.-EU Safe Harbor
September 23, 2015| Blog|
Upcoming AHLA Webinar - Behavioral Health and ACOs
September 22, 2015 | Blog
On Thursday Mintz Levin attorney Daria Niewenhous will be moderating an American Health Lawyers Association webinar entitled “Behavioral Health and ACOs—Challenges and Opportunities.”
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September Health Care Qui Tam Update
September 21, 2015 | Blog | By Brian Dunphy
Mintz Levin’s Health Care Enforcement Defense Group recently published another installment of its Health Care Qui Tam Update. The September Update surveys 39 health-related False Claims Act (“FCA”) qui tam cases that were recently unsealed, discusses the trends in those cases, and spotlights three of them.
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Senators to Receive Update on Biosimilar Implementation from CDER’s Woodcock
September 17, 2015| Blog|
Medicare to Permit Value-Based Insurance Design in Medicare Advantage Plans
September 16, 2015 | Blog
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") recently announced that, beginning January 1, 2017, Medicare Advantage plans in Arizona, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Tennessee will be permitted to offer what are known as "value-based insurance design" ("VBID") plans.
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Executives Should Take a Closer Look at Insurance Coverage after New DOJ Policies
September 16, 2015 | Blog
Last week, we discussed the memorandum released by the Department of Justice emphasizing the Government’s commitment to holding individuals accountable when dealing with corporate wrongdoing.
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DOJ Issues Memo Directing Prosecutors to Focus on Individual Accountability
September 11, 2015 | Blog | By Eoin Beirne, Bridget Rohde
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a memorandum on Wednesday from Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates that reaffirms the Government’s commitment to prosecuting individuals and formally instructs prosecutors to focus on individual accountability when dealing with corporate misconduct.
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Exellus BlueCross BlueShield – Latest Victim of a “Sophisticated” Health Plan Cyberattack
September 11, 2015| Blog|
Drastic Changes Proposed for Clinical Research Rules
September 8, 2015| Blog|
Kissing Camels Antitrust Suit Clears the Hump of Summary Judgment
September 3, 2015 | Blog | By Dionne Lomax
In June, an antitrust suit brought by plaintiff ambulatory surgery centers (“ASCs”) against a health system, health insurers, and a trade association survived a motion to dismiss. Last week, the ASCs’ case cleared the hump of summary judgment and will now proceed to trial.
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FDA’s New Four-Letter Guidance on Biosimilars
August 31, 2015| Blog|
Back to School – HIPAA 101
August 27, 2015 | Blog
After a summer that saw major data breaches at the Office of Personnel Management and UCLA Health System, this fall is a great time to take your organization back to school on HIPAA compliance and data security. Here are four items to add to your fall to-do list, no #2 pencils required.
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State Pharmaceutical Pricing Disclosure Laws: Old Story, New Refrain
August 26, 2015 | Blog
As a veteran of the AWP litigation era, I am struck by the recent state efforts to legislate transparency into pharmaceutical pricing. Multiple states have introduced bills that would require pharmaceutical manufacturers to produce information to justify the sales price for their drugs.
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Off-Label Marketing and the False Claims Act
August 21, 2015| Blog|
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