Wade’s Health Law Highlights for August 11, 2026
Read the issue: Wade’s Health Law Highlights for August 11, 2026False Claims Act settlements and judgments announced in the first half of 2026 total more than $1.8 billion The total includes two nine-figure Medicare Advantage resolutions and a customs duties settlement exceeding half a billion dollars, the largest of its kind. As…
Recent Health Law Highlights Issues
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…
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…
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…
Labs Take Note New OIG Opinion Highlights That Fair Market Value Per Test Payments Can Still Violate the Anti-Kickback Statute Publications
From Bass, Berry & Sims, by Jennifer E. Michael & Danielle M. Sloane: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office…
HHS OIG Introduces Managed Care Strategic Plan
From Squire Patton Boggs, by Bevan Blake: In response to the continued growth of managed care in government-sponsored health plans over the…
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Before You Add Peptides to Your Practice
Peptide therapy has moved from elite biohacker circles into mainstream wellness offerings, and the marketing pitches arriving in your inbox suggest the…
HIPAA Update – Q1 2026
The first quarter of 2026 has brought a wave of regulatory activity, enforcement actions, and emerging compliance challenges under HIPAA. From a…
No, You Can’t Just Not Take Medicare: What Every Chiropractor Needs to Know
A growing number of chiropractors are moving away from insurance panels in favor of cash-pay practice models built around direct-pay patient relationships.…
Texas’s New IV Therapy Law: What Patients, Clinics, and Clinicians Need to Know
After a highly publicized death linked to an IV infusion at a Texas spa in 2023, state lawmakers moved to bring clearer…