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Find this week’s updates on 340B litigation to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets of more than 50 340B cases to provide you with a quick...more
On August 4, 2025, CMS issued a final rule (Final Rule) updating payment rates, policies, and quality programs for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) under the Medicare Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) for Fiscal Year (FY)...more
Long-term care facilities, embattled by rising costs and potential Medicaid cuts, are seeing some relief on the horizon following a recent federal court ruling that struck down portions of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...more
On January 28, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14187 (the “EO”), which directed the federal government to take steps to ensure that the federal government does not “sponsor, promote, assist, or support” the...more
In its 2022 decision in Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation, for Valley Hospital Medical Center, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the phrase “entitled to [Medicare Part A] benefits” applied to “all those qualifying for the...more
On February 18, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit added its voice to a growing chorus of appellate courts to elevate the standard of proof required to show a violation of the federal False Claims Act in...more
No legislation has garnered more attention in the life sciences industry in recent past than the so-called Drug Price Negotiation Program of the Inflation Reduction Act (the "Program"). ...more
Traditional Medicare (Parts A and B) and Medicare Advantage (Part C, including additional vision, dental, and hearing benefits) plans aim to provide comprehensive medical benefits to American Seniors and adults with...more
This year, health lawyers, providers, consultants, and government experts from across the country convened in Orlando, Florida, for the American Health Law Association’s Long Term and Post-Acute Care Law and Compliance...more
On August 25, 2023, the Third Circuit continued its trend of rulings unfavorable to FCA healthcare defendants in the latest appeal of U.S. ex rel. Druding et al. v. Care Alternatives et al., No. 22-1035, 2023 WL 5494333 (3d...more
This weekly series provides brief summaries to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets on more than 40 340B cases to provide you with a quick...more
The US Supreme Court brushed aside novel assertions from two pharmacy retailers on June 1 and ruled unanimously that False Claims Act liability hinges on whether defendants subjectively believed their claims were “false.” In...more
On June 15, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of “340B” hospitals in a notable statutory interpretation case concerning how the federal Medicare program reimburses hospitals for prescription drugs. The...more
HHS’s Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) has long faced a backlog in Medicare appeals to Administrative Law Judges (ALJs). In an effort to address this backlog, OMHA established a Settlement Conference...more
Prompt Payment Discounts Not an Anti-Kickback Statute Violation - In United States of Am. et al. ex rel. Ruscher v. Omnicare, No. 15-20629, 2016 WL 6407128 (5th Cir. Oct. 28, 2016), the court of appeals affirmed summary...more
On October 15, 2015, the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (“OMHA”) conducted a teleconference to address Phase II of the Settlement Conference Facilitation (“SCF”) Pilot, effective October 1, 2015. SCF, launched in...more
A couple of years ago, we discussed in an article in this publication the willingness of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (“CMS”)and the United States Attorneys’ Office to pursue actions for violations of the False Claims Act...more
In a recently released decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed the conviction of a former community mental health program director who was convicted after trial of conspiring to commit...more
After reading through the hundreds of pages of the District Court's and Appeals Court's decisions, including the recent Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that was filed on July 2, 2015, one thing is certain: Mixing one...more
In This Issue: - Background - Tuomey’s Second Appeal to the Fourth Circuit - The Trial Court’s Grant of a New Trial - Tuomey’s Request for Judgement as a Matter of Law on the Stark Law and FCA Issues ...more
On June 3, 2015, the Senate Finance Committee passed an original bill that aims to streamline and improve the Medicare Audit and Appeals Process. The Medicare appeals process has recently faced scrutiny from industry leaders...more
This Week: House Ways & Means Committee Holds Markup; Makes Significant Legislative Changes to Health Care Bills... Senate Finance Committee Holds Markup on Medicare Appeals Process Bill... CMS Issues Final Rule on...more