Health Care / Medicine
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Courts, Health Care / Medicine
Supreme Court Justices Seem Unlikely To Axe The ACA
Now with a 6-3 conservative majority, the nation’s highest court still seems reticent to throw out the Affordable Care Act altogether. If the law stays in place, it would be the foundation for many of President-elect Biden’s planned healthcare policies. -
Health Care / Medicine
Bar Association Pitches Mandatory COVID Vaccination While Opponents Demand More Deaths To Appease Moloch
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Health Care / Medicine
Price Transparency Rule Finalized, But Insurers Say It Will Not Rein In Costs
The final rule requires insurers to disclose information on prices for healthcare services and cost-sharing with patients. The government says it will help lower prices, but insurers aren't so sure.
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Health Care / Medicine, Intellectual Property
Teladoc v. AmWell: 5 Things To Know
Teladoc Health has sued competitor American Well for patent infringement. The company is seeking unspecified damages and a ruling that would prevent AmWell from using the telemedicine cart technology that Teladoc claims to hold the patents for. -
Health Care / Medicine
Purdue To Plead Guilty, Pay $8.3B Deal To Resolve Opioid Charges
In addition to monetary damages and the guilty pleas, the government is seeking to transform the maker of OxyContin into a public benefit company that would fund efforts to curb opioid abuse and give away drugs to prevent overdose deaths. -
Health Care / Medicine
Allscripts Gets Into Trademark Tussle During Sale Of CarePort
The health IT company filed a lawsuit against telemedicine startup CarePortMD as it looks to sell its similarly named post-acute care subsidiary. -
Health Care / Medicine
DOJ Cracks Down On Telehealth Kickbacks In $6B Fraud idnvestigation
The investigation resulted in charges against more than 345 defendants for more than $6 billion in alleged fraud losses. Roughly $4.5 billion of that was connected to telemedicine, the Department of Justice said. -
Health Care / Medicine
Anthem To Pay Nearly $40M Settlement After 2015 Cyberattack
Anthem will pay $39.5 million in a settlement related to a cyberattack in 2015. The settlement, reached with a group of state attorneys general, is separate from a class-action case over the breach that Anthem settled in 2018. - Sponsored
AI’s Impact On Law Firms Of Every Size
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Health Care / Medicine
Policy Makers Should ‘Set Their Sights Higher’ On U.S. Drug-Pricing Regulations, Researchers Say
A review published in JAMA found that bills introduced into the House and Senate don't go nearly as far as existing drug-pricing regulations other countries. The researchers listed eight key lessons from six nations. -
Health Care / Medicine
La FDA, C’est Moi: In Memo, HHS’ Azar Asserts Power To Sign New Rules, Traditionally Purview Of Agencies’ Lawyers
The New York Times reported that in a memo, Alex Azar stated that the power to sign new rules is 'reserved' for him, a move that one expert called a 'power grab.' It is unclear how it will affect authorizations of vaccines against the coronavirus. -
Health Care / Medicine, In-House Counsel
With COVID-19, Healthcare In-House Counsel Face Their Greatest Test Yet
Even before the public health crisis, the role of in-house counsel for hospitals and health systems was evolving with the need to be a strategic business partner. COVID-19 has added to their priorities with pressing needs such as addressing PPE shortages and scaling telemedicine access. -
Health Care / Medicine
Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes May Seek ‘Mental Disease’ Defense In Trial, Document Shows
A partially redacted document filed in federal court last week in connection with the trial stated that Holmes planned to obtain an evaluation from a psychologist. The court allowed federal prosecutors to obtain an evaluation from their own experts as well. -
Health Care / Medicine, Technology
Whistleblowers Charge CEO Of NJ Firm With Inflating AI Capability, Calling Employees 'Dirty Indians'
They allege that ElectrifAi is touting an improperly developed healthcare AI tool amidst a pandemic and accuse the CEO of racism, a charge that finds corroboration in an employment lawsuit.
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AI’s Impact On Law Firms Of Every Size
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Health Care / Medicine, Sponsored Content
COVID-19 Special Healthcare Regulatory Compliance Podcast
An examination of the rapidly evolving healthcare regulatory compliance system, the rise of telehealth, and what to expect in this year's election cycle as it relates to healthcare policy. -
Health Care / Medicine
Konica Minolta Settles Lawsuit Alleging Flaws In EHR Software For $500,000
The whistleblower case alleged that an electronic health records company acquired by Konica Minolta cheated on certification tests to hide software issues. -
Health Care / Medicine
Purdue Pharma Accused Of Causing $2.2T In Damages Amid Opioid Epidemic
Nearly all of the states, plus five territories and the District of Columbia, are seeking an aggregate of $2.156 trillion from the maker of the opioid painkiller OxyContin, according to documents filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Monday. -
Health Care / Medicine
Big Profits Put Insurers On Awkward Footing
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, all of the seven largest commercial insurers saw their profits rise, with some seeing their profits double. Will they have to pay some of it back? -
Health Care / Medicine
Pennsylvania Court Interprets Scope Of Patient Safety Act Privilege Protections
A recent Pennsylvania appellate court opinion related to the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act ('PSQIA') continues a trend of judicial erosion of patient safety privilege protections afforded to health care providers by statute. -
Health Care / Medicine
Whistleblower Lawsuit Accuses Cigna Of Medicare Advantage Fraud
A recently unsealed whistleblower case filed by the Department of Justice accuses Cigna of fraudulently overbilling for its Medicare Advantage plans. Allegations claim the company submitted unsupported diagnoses that resulted in 'billions' in overpayments. -
Health Care / Medicine
EU Regulators To Launch In-Depth Investigation Of Google-Fitbit Merger
Regulators with the European Commission said they would launch a full investigation of Google’s proposed acquisition of Fitbit. The deal has drawn close scrutiny from regulators who worry about the amount of data Google would be able to access.