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Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Limitations to the Anti-Kickback Statute? Seventh Circuit Reverses Conviction Finding “Aggressive” Marketing Tactics Insufficient...

On April 14, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed the conviction of the owner of a durable medical equipment (“DME”) distributor, ruling that there was insufficient evidence to support a...more

Epstein Becker & Green

New Seventh Circuit Decision Signals Greater Flexibility for Healthcare Marketing Services

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On April 14, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a decision in a case involving the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) and marketing services that the court framed as an appeal...more

Hendershot Cowart P.C.

Major Changes to Texas Medical Board Rules: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know

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On January 9, 2025, the Texas Medical Board (TMB) implemented comprehensive changes to its rules, marking a significant shift in how medical spas, IV hydration clinics, and other healthcare facilities operate in Texas....more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Legal Marketing Tactics or an Illegal Kickback Scheme? The Seventh Circuit’s Impending Decision on the Expansiveness of the...

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On December 4, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit heard oral arguments in USA v. Mark Sorensen, case number 24-1557, and it is now taking under advisement a case that could have widespread effects as to what...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Hey Doc, Be Careful on TikTok - Legal Pitfalls of Healthcare Providers in the Social Media Age

Imagine you are scrolling on TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, or one of the multitude of other social media platforms that almost every one of us have on our devices, and you come across a video of a physician discussing medical...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New Marketing Possibilities for Vendors Contracted with Medicare Providers and Suppliers Following OIG’s Favorable Advisory...

On December 28, 2023, the Office of Inspector General (the “OIG”) issued a favorable Advisory Opinion (No. 23-15) (the “Opinion”) to a consulting vendor (the “Requestor”) that wanted to provide up to $75 in gift cards to...more

Oberheiden P.C.

The FDA’s Scrutiny of Novo Nordisk is Likely to Trigger Additional Semaglutide Investigations

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Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed that it is investigating allegations that a 60 Minutes segment on the popular body weight loss drug Wegovy was actually an advertisement promoting the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Novartis’ $678 Million Settlement Sets Guideposts for Life Sciences Industry Speaker Programs

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Novartis) recently entered into a civil settlement agreement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve allegations that the company paid health care practitioners (HCPs) who spoke...more

Baker Donelson

OIG Advisory Opinion 19-04: OIG Approves Health Care Directory's Per-Click Fee Structure

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In Advisory Opinion 19-04, published September 10, 2019, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) approved an online health care directory operated on a per-click or per-booking fee arrangement. The proposed directory will be...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Warner Chilcott HIPAA Lesson Revisited – Mass. Physician Convicted of Criminal Violation

Back in late 2015, we blogged about the interesting twist in the $125 million Warner Chilcott settlement that a Massachusetts physician had been criminally charged with violating the Health Insurance Portability and...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

HIPAA Lessons from the Warner Chilcott Settlement

Last week, the US Attorney’s Office in Boston announced that drug company Warner Chilcott agreed to plead guilty to health care fraud and pay $125 million to resolve criminal and civil liability arising out of allegations...more

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