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…
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What Employers Need to Know about the Mental Health Parity Proposed Regulations
Suzanne G. Odom, for JacksonLewis: On July 25, 2023, the tri-agencies of the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the Departments) issued a…
Texas Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Helps Dismantle $142 Million Genetic Testing Fraud Scheme, Seizes $7.1M in Assets
Texas Attorney General Press Release: ApolloMDx offered illegal kickbacks in order to purchase both recipient information from marketers and orders for genetic testing from doctors. In…
Most Patients Using Weight-Loss Drugs Like Wegovy Stop Within a Year, Data Show
Medical weight-loss locations have skyrocketed, driven by semaglutide medications. But a recent article from Chad Terhune, for Reuters, calls into question its staying power: Only about…
New Stark Law Exception and Anti-Kickback Statute Safe Harbor Aim to Combat Physician Burnout
From Stevens & Lee: The Stark Law exception requires that health care entities make their physician wellness program available to all physicians who practice in the…
How Did This Happen? Understanding the Issue of Third-Party Tracking Tech in Healthcare
Jill McKeon, for Health IT Security: In June 2022, journalists discovered that a third of Newsweek’s top 100 hospitals in America had the Meta Pixel installed…
HHS Office of Civil Rights Requiring Healthcare Providers to Use HIPAA-compliant Telehealth Platforms by August 10
HHS Office of Civil Rights is requiring all healthcare providers to use HIPAA-compliant telehealth platforms by Aug. 10. When the Public Health Emergency ended in May,…
Next-Gen Weight-Loss Drugs Receive Tentative Embrace by Medicaid
Medicare does not currently cover Wegovy or other medications specifically for obesity. But some Medicaid programs, which are administered by individual states, are negotiating discounts for…
Think Like a Prosecutor: How Physicians Can Address the Threat of Data Mining-Based Fraud Investigations
Dan Martin, for Medical Economics: When you deviate from your peers, be especially sure to document the legitimate reasons for that deviation. Expect that insurance companies,…
OIG: HRSA Made Improper Payments Through COVID-19 Uninsured Program
Victoria Bailey, for RevCycle Intelligence: The COVID-19 Uninsured Program, administered by HRSA, allowed providers to enroll and submit claims for reimbursement of COVID-19 testing and treatment…