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Two Dallas Physicians Charged in $12 Million Fraud Scheme
From D Magazine, by Will Maddox: Drs. Desi and Deno Barroga were indicted for allegedly receiving $12 million from fraudulent claims and illegally distributing hydrocodone to…
The New Health Privacy Landscape—Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire
From Perkins Coie, by Stephanie Duchesneau, Susan Fahringer, Meredith Halama, Janis Kestenbaum: The legal landscape around health privacy has become much more complex in recent years,…
Defending Executive Compensation in Nonprofit Health Care Systems
From American Health Law Association, by Albert Lin, Husch Blackwell LLP, and Connor Campbell, Weaver and Tidwell LLP: This article reviews the rules surrounding the IRS…
Advisory Opinion 23-7 OIG Issues Favorable Opinion Regarding Proposal to Pay Bonuses to Its Employed Physicians Based on Net Profits
From Health Law Diagnosis, by Nathaniel Arden & Michael Lisitano: On October 13, 2023, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) published Advisory Opinion 23-07, in which…
UnitedHealth Defends Lucrative Billing Tactic in Appeals Court
From Bloomberg Law, by Jacklyn Wille: “Cross-Plan Offsetting” is the practice by an insurer of clawing back benefits it says were overpaid to a provider under…
Ozempic’s Success Treating Other Ailments Is Bad News for Rivals
From Bloomberg Law, by Madison Muller: Ozempic, and other GLP-1 receptor agonists, are diabetes medications that have become popular for weight loss. Now, there is evidence…
False Claims Act Risks for Cyber Device Manufacturers Arising Under New Requirements Subject to FDA Enforcement Beginning October 1, 2023
From GibsonDunn, by Winston Chan, Jonathan Phillips, Gustav Eyler, John Partridge, Christopher Rosina, Carlo Felizardo, and Nicole Waddick: The FDA approval process for digital health “cyber…
Woman’s Death After IV Therapy Leads to License Suspension for Frisco Anesthesiologist
From D Magazine, by Will Maddox: The Texas Medical Board suspended Frisco anesthesiologist Dr. Michael Gallagher after a mother of four died in July at a…
Congress Eyeing Broker Payments Behind Booming Medicare Sales
From Bloomberg Law, by John Tozzi: About 31 million people – more than half of Medicare enrollees – opt to get their coverage through private plans…
CMS Publishes Updated Data on Stark Law Voluntary Disclosures
From Policy & Medicine, by Thomas Sullivan: 2022 was a stand-out year for Stark Law self-disclosures. It was the highest year in both the number of…