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The Health Record - Healthcare Law Insights, V 2, Issue 6, June 2025

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Welcome to our sixth issue of 2025 of The Health Record -- our healthcare law insights e-newsletter. In this edition, we look at the impact of supply chain and tariff issues on the industry, the veto of Florida's...more

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Breaking Precedent: Florida Court Declares False Claims Act Qui Tam Provisions Unconstitutional

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On September 30, 2024, Judge Kathryn Mizelle of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida issued a noteworthy decision in United States ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates, LLC, holding that the qui...more

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Florida Tort Reform Now Law: Effective Upon Governor's Signature

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Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 837 into law this morning after the Florida Legislature passed sweeping tort reform intended to bring long-overdue balance and transparency to tort litigation....more

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Florida Supreme Court Confirms Limitation of Joerg Holding to Future Medical Expenses

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The Florida Supreme Court recently confirmed that claimants may only submit evidence of past medical bills actually paid by Medicare as opposed to the unadjusted amount. See Elaine Dial vs. Calusa Palms Master Association,...more

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Florida Hospitals Prevail in D.C. Circuit Appeal Regarding the Exclusion of Low-Income Pool Days from the Medicare...

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On November 13, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed a grant of summary judgment to the Florida Hospital Association and ten Florida hospitals represented by King & Spalding...more

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COVID-19: Florida Obtains First Medicaid 1135 Waivers Related to COVID-19 — 5 Key Takeaways

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On March 13, 2020, the President declared the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the U.S. a national emergency. The President’s declaration, coupled with Section 1135 (of the Social Security Act) waivers issued by the...more

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Health Care Fraud and Abuse in the Middle District of Florida in 2016 - a Year in Review

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The United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the Middle District of Florida (USAO-MDFL) prosecuted several civil health care fraud matters in 2016 and issued related press releases. A review of the USAO-MDFL’s criminal and...more

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Judge Endorses Extrapolation Techniques for False Claims Act Whistleblowers

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In a lawsuit brought under the False Claims Act ("FCA") a federal district judge in Florida recently rejected a defendant's challenge to a statistical sampling and extrapolation methodology advanced by a qui tam plaintiff's...more

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