Duane Morris LLP Health Law Alerts and Updates Copyright (c)2026 Duane Morris LLP //www.duanemorris.com RSS Feed from law firm Duane Morris LLP en-us 2026-07-17T02:11:57-04:00 New Mandate Requires Hospitals to Submit Provider-Based Attestations for Off-Campus Hospital Outpatient Departments /alerts/new_mandate_requires_hospitals_submit_provider_based_attestations_off_campus_hospital_0626.html /alerts/new_mandate_requires_hospitals_submit_provider_based_attestations_off_campus_hospital_0626.html 2026-06-04T11:05:15-04:00 Federal Regulatory Response to New World Screwworm and Implications for the Agricultural and Animal Health Industries /alerts/federal_regulatory_response_new_world_screwworm_implications_agricultural_animal_health_0526.html /alerts/federal_regulatory_response_new_world_screwworm_implications_agricultural_animal_health_0526.html 2026-05-28T00:00:00-04:00 FDA Announces FY2026 Grant Funding for Animal and Veterinary Innovation Centers /alerts/fda_announces_fy2026_grant_funding_animal_veterinary_innovation_centers_0526.html /alerts/fda_announces_fy2026_grant_funding_animal_veterinary_innovation_centers_0526.html 2026-05-27T10:15:49-04:00 Highlights from the Food & Drug Law Institute's Annual Conference 2026 /alerts/highlights_food_drug_law_institute_conference_2026_0526.html /alerts/highlights_food_drug_law_institute_conference_2026_0526.html 2026-05-19T00:00:00-04:00 U.S. Government Puts Fraud and Abuse Focus on Hospice Care in California /alerts/us_government_puts_fraud_abuse_focus_hospice_care_california_0426.html /alerts/us_government_puts_fraud_abuse_focus_hospice_care_california_0426.html 2026-04-20T13:10:05-04:00 Healthcare Consolidation and Competition State Legislation Tracker: 2025 in Review /alerts/healthcare_consolidation_competition_state_legislation_tracker_2025_review_0326.html /alerts/healthcare_consolidation_competition_state_legislation_tracker_2025_review_0326.html 2026-03-13T00:00:00-04:00 Florida Federal Court Rules FDA Denial of Citizen Petition Is Final Agency Action /alerts/florida_federal_court_rules_fda_denial_citizen_petition_final_agency_action_0226.html /alerts/florida_federal_court_rules_fda_denial_citizen_petition_final_agency_action_0226.html 2026-02-19T10:02:16-05:00 OIG Issues Medicare Advantage Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance, Creating Implications for Downstream Entities /alerts/oig_issues_medicare_advantage_industry_segment_specific_compliance_program_guidance_0226.html /alerts/oig_issues_medicare_advantage_industry_segment_specific_compliance_program_guidance_0226.html 2026-02-13T08:27:01-05:00 FDA Launches the TEMPO Pilot for Digital Health Devices to Improve Patient Access to Technologies /alerts/fda_launches_tempo_pilot_digital_health_devices_improve_patient_access_technologies_0126.html /alerts/fda_launches_tempo_pilot_digital_health_devices_improve_patient_access_technologies_0126.html 2026-01-07T13:45:37-05:00 FDA Releases Draft Guidance to Clarify Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act Recall Provision /alerts/fda_releases_draft_guidance_clarify_modernization_cosmetics_regulation_act_recall_1225.html /alerts/fda_releases_draft_guidance_clarify_modernization_cosmetics_regulation_act_recall_1225.html 2025-12-22T10:23:22-05:00 FDA Proposes Rule to Reclassify Oncology Therapeutic Nucleic Acid-Based Test Systems as Class II Devices /alerts/fda_proposes_rule_reclassify_oncology_therapeutic_nucleic_acid_based_test_systems_class_1225.html /alerts/fda_proposes_rule_reclassify_oncology_therapeutic_nucleic_acid_based_test_systems_class_1225.html 2025-12-17T09:14:53-05:00 Biosecure Act Positioned for Vote in U.S. Senate /alerts/biosecure_act_positioned_vote_us_senate_1225.html /alerts/biosecure_act_positioned_vote_us_senate_1225.html 2025-12-16T11:19:07-05:00 Federal Agencies Rescind Previous Administration's Nursing Home Staffing Rule /alerts/federal_agencies_rescind_previous_administrations_nursing_home_staffing_rule_1225.html /alerts/federal_agencies_rescind_previous_administrations_nursing_home_staffing_rule_1225.html 2025-12-08T00:00:00-05:00 Medicare Telehealth Claims Reimbursement and Flexibilities Face Limits During the Government Shutdown /alerts/medicare_telehealth_claims_reimbursment_flexibilities_face_limits_during_government_1125.html /alerts/medicare_telehealth_claims_reimbursment_flexibilities_face_limits_during_government_1125.html 2025-11-04T11:00:08-05:00 New California Law Establishes Extensive Rules for Pharmacy Benefit Manager Conduct /alerts/new_california_law_establishes_extensive_rules_pharmacy_benefit_manager_conduct_1025.html /alerts/new_california_law_establishes_extensive_rules_pharmacy_benefit_manager_conduct_1025.html 2025-10-22T08:48:48-04:00 Joint Commission and Coalition for Health AI Issue Guidance on Provider Use of AI /alerts/joint_commission_coalition_health_ai_issue_guidance_provider_use_ai_0925.html /alerts/joint_commission_coalition_health_ai_issue_guidance_provider_use_ai_0925.html 2025-09-29T00:00:00-04:00 FTC Issues Noncompete Warning Letters to Healthcare Employers and Staffing Companies /alerts/ftc_issues_noncompete_warning_letters_healthcare_employers_staffing_companies_0925.html /alerts/ftc_issues_noncompete_warning_letters_healthcare_employers_staffing_companies_0925.html 2025-09-25T11:47:06-04:00 CMS Medicare Transaction Facilitator Data Module System Open for Pharmacy and Manufacturer Enrollment /alerts/cms_medicare_transaction_facilitator_data_module_system_open_pharmacy_manufacturer_0925.html /alerts/cms_medicare_transaction_facilitator_data_module_system_open_pharmacy_manufacturer_0925.html 2025-09-08T11:52:13-04:00 West Virginia Sues Pharmacy Benefit Manager for Manipulating Opioid Crisis /alerts/west_virginia_sues_pharmacy_benefit_manager_manipulating_opiod_crisis_0825.html /alerts/west_virginia_sues_pharmacy_benefit_manager_manipulating_opiod_crisis_0825.html 2025-08-28T13:15:14-04:00 Pharmacy Benefit Manager Ordered to Pay $290 Million for Medicare Overbilling /alerts/pharmacy_benefit_manager_ordered_pay_290_million_medicare_overbilling_0825.html /alerts/pharmacy_benefit_manager_ordered_pay_290_million_medicare_overbilling_0825.html 2025-08-26T09:56:29-04:00 Federal Court Preliminarily Enjoins Arkansas' Ban on PBM Ownership of Pharmacies /alerts/federal_court_preliminarily_enjoins_arkansas_ban_pbm_ownership_pharmacies_0825.html /alerts/federal_court_preliminarily_enjoins_arkansas_ban_pbm_ownership_pharmacies_0825.html 2025-08-05T09:18:09-04:00 DOJ and HHS Announce New False Claims Act Enforcement Group /alerts/doj_hhs_announce_new_false_claims_act_enforcement_group_0725.html /alerts/doj_hhs_announce_new_false_claims_act_enforcement_group_0725.html 2025-07-15T12:32:51-04:00 U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Whether a State Malpractice Statute Applies in Federal Court /alerts/us_supreme_court_consider_whether_state_malpractice_statute_applies_federal_court_0725.html /alerts/us_supreme_court_consider_whether_state_malpractice_statute_applies_federal_court_0725.html 2025-07-14T12:03:29-04:00 Healthcare Tracking-Pixel Litigation Signals Continued Challenges for Defendants /alerts/healthcare_tracking_pixel_litigation_signals_continued_challenges_defendants_0625.html /alerts/healthcare_tracking_pixel_litigation_signals_continued_challenges_defendants_0625.html 2025-06-30T00:00:00-04:00 Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Clarifies HUP Test and Holds Pottstown Hospital Is a "Purely Public Charity" Entitled to Tax-Exempt Status /alerts/supreme_court_pennsylvania_clarifies_hup_test_holds_pottstown_hospital_is_purely_public_0625.html /alerts/supreme_court_pennsylvania_clarifies_hup_test_holds_pottstown_hospital_is_purely_public_0625.html 2025-06-02T00:00:00-04:00 HHS Dear Colleague Letter Implements Nondiscrimination Requirements of Students for Fair Admissions at Medical Schools /alerts/hhs_dear_colleague_letter_implements_nondiscrimination_requirements_students_fair_0525.html /alerts/hhs_dear_colleague_letter_implements_nondiscrimination_requirements_students_fair_0525.html 2025-05-09T00:00:00-04:00 Arkansas Adopts First-of-Its-Kind Bill Blocking PBMs from Owning Pharmacies, as State Attorneys General Urge Similar Congressional Action /alerts/arkansas_adopts_first_of_its_kind_bill_blocking_pbms_owning_pharmacies_state_attorneys_0425.html /alerts/arkansas_adopts_first_of_its_kind_bill_blocking_pbms_owning_pharmacies_state_attorneys_0425.html 2025-04-18T15:16:31-04:00 CMS Announces Drugs and Manufacturers for Second Round of Price Negotiations /alerts/cms_announces_drugs_manufacturers_second_round_price_negotiations_0325.html /alerts/cms_announces_drugs_manufacturers_second_round_price_negotiations_0325.html 2025-03-26T11:17:03-04:00 CMS Issues Final Rule on Returning Medicare and Medicaid Overpayments /alerts/cms_issues_final_rule_returning_medicare_medicaid_overpayments_0225.html /alerts/cms_issues_final_rule_returning_medicare_medicaid_overpayments_0225.html 2025-02-26T00:00:00-05:00 Medicare Prescription Pricing Faces Uncertainty with Revocation of Executive Order 14087 /alerts/medicare_prescription_pricing_faces_uncertainty_revocation_executive_order_14087_0125.html /alerts/medicare_prescription_pricing_faces_uncertainty_revocation_executive_order_14087_0125.html 2025-01-23T11:52:00-05:00 U.S. Supreme Court to Determine Scope of Medicaid Patients' Right to Choose Provider, Revisit Rules for Bringing Section 1983 Civil Rights Suits /alerts/us_supreme_court_determine_scope_medicaid_patients_right_choose_provider_revisit_rules_1224.html /alerts/us_supreme_court_determine_scope_medicaid_patients_right_choose_provider_revisit_rules_1224.html 2024-12-20T12:31:05-05:00 California Passes Novel Law Governing Generative AI in Healthcare /alerts/california_passes_novel_law_governing_generative_ai_healthcare_1224.html /alerts/california_passes_novel_law_governing_generative_ai_healthcare_1224.html 2024-12-13T11:43:54-05:00 Senate Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Ban Co‑ownership of Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefits Managers /alerts/senate_introduces_bipartisan_bill_ban_coownership_pharmacies_pharmacy_benefits_managers_1224.html /alerts/senate_introduces_bipartisan_bill_ban_coownership_pharmacies_pharmacy_benefits_managers_1224.html 2024-12-13T00:00:00-05:00 Top Three Pharmacy Benefit Managers Will Face FTC in Joint Trial for Insulin Rebate Cases /alerts/top_three_pharmacy_benefit_managers_will_face_ftc_joint_trial_insulin_rebate_case_1124.html /alerts/top_three_pharmacy_benefit_managers_will_face_ftc_joint_trial_insulin_rebate_case_1124.html 2024-11-20T09:31:36-05:00 Home Healthcare Acquisition Meets Resistance from Department of Justice, State Attorneys General /alerts/home_healthcare_acquisition_meets_resistance_department_justice_state_attorneys_general_1124.html /alerts/home_healthcare_acquisition_meets_resistance_department_justice_state_attorneys_general_1124.html 2024-11-15T11:03:08-05:00 Michigan Attorney General Sues Two Pharmacy Benefit Managers for Fueling Opioid Crisis /alerts/michigan_attorney_general_sues_two_pharmacy_benefit_managers_fueling_opioid_crisis_1124.html /alerts/michigan_attorney_general_sues_two_pharmacy_benefit_managers_fueling_opioid_crisis_1124.html 2024-11-11T13:36:43-05:00 FDA Issues Guidance on Remote Clinical Trial Activities /alerts/fda_issues_guidance_remote_clinical_trial_activities_1024.html /alerts/fda_issues_guidance_remote_clinical_trial_activities_1024.html 2024-10-21T11:22:49-04:00 Express Scripts Sues Federal Trade Commission and Chair Over Interim Pharmacy Benefit Manager Report /alerts/express_scripts_sues_federal_trade_commission_chair_over_interim_pharmacy_benefit_manager_1024.html /alerts/express_scripts_sues_federal_trade_commission_chair_over_interim_pharmacy_benefit_manager_1024.html 2024-10-01T12:26:47-04:00 House Oversight Committee Accuses Pharmacy Benefit Managers of Fraud, Requests Corrections to Congressional Record /alerts/house_oversight_committee_accuses_pharmacy_benefit_managers_fraud_requests_corrections_0824.html /alerts/house_oversight_committee_accuses_pharmacy_benefit_managers_fraud_requests_corrections_0824.html 2024-08-30T15:02:33-04:00 Pennsylvania's New Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act Limits Post-Employment Noncompetes, Requires Notice to Patients of Practitioner's Departure /alerts/pennsylvanias_new_fair_contracting_healthcare_practitioners_act_limits_post_employment_0724.html /alerts/pennsylvanias_new_fair_contracting_healthcare_practitioners_act_limits_post_employment_0724.html 2024-07-26T00:00:00-04:00 Federal Trade Commission Poised to File Suit Against Pharmacy Benefit Managers Based on Unlawful Medication Pricing /alerts/federal_trade_commission_poised_file_suit_against_pharmacy_benefit_managers_based_unlawful_0724.html /alerts/federal_trade_commission_poised_file_suit_against_pharmacy_benefit_managers_based_unlawful_0724.html 2024-07-12T00:00:00-04:00 U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Define "Willfully" for Anti-Kickback Violation /alerts/us_supreme_court_asked_define_willfully_antikickback_violation_0624.html /alerts/us_supreme_court_asked_define_willfully_antikickback_violation_0624.html 2024-06-27T14:44:42-04:00 Amicus Brief Seeks Protection of State Laws Regulating Pharmacy Benefit Managers /alerts/amicus_brief_seeks_protection_state_laws_regulating_pharmacy_benefit_managers_0624.html /alerts/amicus_brief_seeks_protection_state_laws_regulating_pharmacy_benefit_managers_0624.html 2024-06-17T11:50:02-04:00 DOJ Announces Task Force Targeting Anti-Competitive Activities in Healthcare /alerts/doj_announces_task_force_targeting_anti_competetive_activities_healthcare_0524.html /alerts/doj_announces_task_force_targeting_anti_competetive_activities_healthcare_0524.html 2024-05-17T11:43:11-04:00 White House Artificial Intelligence Executive Order Impacts Myriad Sectors of the Law /alerts/white_house_artificial_intelligence_executive_order_impacts_myriad_sectors_law_1123.html /alerts/white_house_artificial_intelligence_executive_order_impacts_myriad_sectors_law_1123.html 2023-11-06T12:28:12-05:00 FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Pre-market Submissions for Patient-Matched Guides to Orthopedic Implants /alerts/fda_issues_draft_guidance_premarket_submissions_patient_matched_guides_orthopedic_implants_0823.html /alerts/fda_issues_draft_guidance_premarket_submissions_patient_matched_guides_orthopedic_implants_0823.html 2023-08-16T14:59:01-04:00 U.S. Supreme Court Finds Private Right of Action Under Federal Nursing Home Reform Act and Civil Rights Act of 1871 /alerts/us_supreme_court_finds_private_right_action_under_federal_nursing_home_reform_act_civil_0623.html /alerts/us_supreme_court_finds_private_right_action_under_federal_nursing_home_reform_act_civil_0623.html 2023-06-20T10:20:31-04:00 Washington State Passes Novel Healthcare Data Privacy Law /alerts/washington_state_passes_novel_healthcare_data_privacy_law_0523.html /alerts/washington_state_passes_novel_healthcare_data_privacy_law_0523.html 2023-05-08T09:33:39-04:00 CMS Issues Initial Guidance on Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program /alerts/cms_issues_initial_guidance_medicare_drug_price_negotiation_program_0323.html /alerts/cms_issues_initial_guidance_medicare_drug_price_negotiation_program_0323.html 2023-03-29T08:26:30-04:00 DOJ Antitrust Division Turns Up the Heat on Information Sharing in the Healthcare Industry and Beyond /alerts/doj_antitrust_division_turns_up_heat_information_sharing_healthcare_industry_beyond_0223.html /alerts/doj_antitrust_division_turns_up_heat_information_sharing_healthcare_industry_beyond_0223.html 2023-02-08T14:47:44-05:00 340B Hospital Reimbursement Update: D.C. District Court Remands Underpayment Remedy to HHS /alerts/340b_hospital_reimbursement_dc_district_court_remands_underpayment_remedy_hhs_0123.html /alerts/340b_hospital_reimbursement_dc_district_court_remands_underpayment_remedy_hhs_0123.html 2023-01-18T00:00:00-05:00 U.S. Supreme Court Gives Green Light to CMS Vaccine Mandate and Full Stop to OSHA Vaccine-or-Test Mandate, Leaving Employers to Wonder: What Now? /alerts/us_supreme_court_gives_green_light_cms_vaccine_mandate_full_stop_osha_vaccine_test_0122.html /alerts/us_supreme_court_gives_green_light_cms_vaccine_mandate_full_stop_osha_vaccine_test_0122.html 2022-01-19T08:35:52-05:00 Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America's Revised Code Takes Effect /alerts/pharmaceutical_research_manufacturers_americas_revised_code_takes_effect_0122.html /alerts/pharmaceutical_research_manufacturers_americas_revised_code_takes_effect_0122.html 2022-01-13T09:49:36-05:00 CDC Advisory Committee Issues Recommendations for Initial COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritization /alerts/cdc_advisory_committee_issues_recommendations_initial_covid19_vaccine_prioritization_1220.html /alerts/cdc_advisory_committee_issues_recommendations_initial_covid19_vaccine_prioritization_1220.html 2020-12-04T12:51:27-05:00 HHS OIG Issues Rare Special Fraud Alert Addressing Speaker Programs /alerts/hhs_oig_issues_rare_special_fraud_alert_addressing_speaker_programs_1120.html /alerts/hhs_oig_issues_rare_special_fraud_alert_addressing_speaker_programs_1120.html 2020-11-30T07:31:47-05:00 FDA Issues Temporary Policy on Distribution of Drug Samples During COVID-19 /alerts/fda_issues_temporary_policy_distribution_drug_samples_during_covid19_0620.html /alerts/fda_issues_temporary_policy_distribution_drug_samples_during_covid19_0620.html 2020-06-18T12:54:02-04:00 Pennsylvania Governor Issues Much-Anticipated Executive Order Extending Liability Protections for Healthcare Professionals Responding to COVID-19 Crisis /alerts/pennsylvania_governor_issues_much_anticipated_executive_order_extending_liability_0520.html /alerts/pennsylvania_governor_issues_much_anticipated_executive_order_extending_liability_0520.html 2020-05-08T11:00:45-04:00 HHS Announces Initial $30 Billion Distribution from CARES Act Provider Relief Fund /alerts/hhs_announces_initial_$30billion_distribution_cares_act_provider_relief_fund_0420.html /alerts/hhs_announces_initial_$30billion_distribution_cares_act_provider_relief_fund_0420.html 2020-04-13T15:03:48-04:00 CARES Act Creates New Opportunities for Companies That Can Supply PPE and Other Essential Medical Products /alerts/cares_act_creates_new_opportunities_companies_supply_ppe_essential_medical_products_0320.html /alerts/cares_act_creates_new_opportunities_companies_supply_ppe_essential_medical_products_0320.html 2020-03-30T12:08:58-04:00 FTC Seeks to Block Jefferson's Pending Acquisition of Einstein Healthcare Network /alerts/ftc_seeks_block_jeffersons_pending_acquisition_einstein_healthcare_network_0320.html /alerts/ftc_seeks_block_jeffersons_pending_acquisition_einstein_healthcare_network_0320.html 2020-03-03T12:07:14-05:00 Litigation Aside, Now Is the Time for Hospitals to Prepare for the Price Transparency Rule /alerts/litigation_aside_now_is_time_hospitals_prepare_price_transparency_rule_0220.html /alerts/litigation_aside_now_is_time_hospitals_prepare_price_transparency_rule_0220.html 2020-02-12T11:04:16-05:00 Discovery Ruling in District of Minnesota May Have Far-Reaching Implications for FCA Defendants /alerts/discovery_ruling_district_minnesota_far_reaching_implications_fca_defendants_1019.html /alerts/discovery_ruling_district_minnesota_far_reaching_implications_fca_defendants_1019.html 2019-10-08T13:57:18-04:00 Department of Justice Announces National Enforcement Sweep of Genetic Testing Laboratories and Telemedicine Providers /alerts/doj_announces_national_enforcement_sweep_genetic_testing_labs_telemedicine_1019.html /alerts/doj_announces_national_enforcement_sweep_genetic_testing_labs_telemedicine_1019.html 2019-10-07T08:33:06-04:00 Class Action ADA Lawsuit Filed Against Hospital - A Sign of More to Come? /alerts/class_action_ada_lawsuit_filed_against_hospital_0919.html /alerts/class_action_ada_lawsuit_filed_against_hospital_0919.html 2019-09-19T10:28:47-04:00 Hospitals and Health Industry in Limbo After Court Delays Implementation of "Conscience Rule" /alerts/hospitals_health_industry_limbo_court_delays_conscience_rule_0719.html /alerts/hospitals_health_industry_limbo_court_delays_conscience_rule_0719.html 2019-07-23T00:00:00-04:00 Illinois Becomes the 11th State to Legalize Adult-Use Marijuana /alerts/illinois_becomes_11th_state_legalize_adult_use_marijuana_0619.html /alerts/illinois_becomes_11th_state_legalize_adult_use_marijuana_0619.html 2019-06-04T15:23:48-04:00 Is New Hampshire the Next State to Legalize Cannabis? /alerts/new_hampshire_next_state_legalize_cannabis_0219.html /alerts/new_hampshire_next_state_legalize_cannabis_0219.html 2019-02-04T14:36:31-05:00 The 2018 Farm Bill Preserves FDA Right to Regulate Cannabis Products /alerts/2018_farm_bill_preserves_fda_right_regulate_cannabis_products_0219.html /alerts/2018_farm_bill_preserves_fda_right_regulate_cannabis_products_0219.html 2019-02-04T13:05:34-05:00 Federal Judge Finds ACA Unconstitutional After Individual Mandate Struck Down Via Tax Cuts and Jobs Act /alerts/federal_judge_finds_aca_unconstitutional_individual_mandate_struck_down_tax_act_1218.html /alerts/federal_judge_finds_aca_unconstitutional_individual_mandate_struck_down_tax_act_1218.html 2018-12-17T13:10:10-05:00 SUPPORT Act Expands Sunshine Act Disclosure Requirements /alerts/support_act_expands_sunshine_act_disclosure_requirements_1018.html /alerts/support_act_expands_sunshine_act_disclosure_requirements_1018.html 2018-10-25T09:14:35-04:00 FDA Estimates for 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/alerts/departments_reaffirm_greatest_three_rule_clarify_outstanding_questions_0518.html /alerts/departments_reaffirm_greatest_three_rule_clarify_outstanding_questions_0518.html 2018-05-02T15:24:33-04:00 New SAMHSA Rule Allows Disclosure of Patient Substance Use for Payment, Healthcare Operations /alerts/new_samhsa_rule_allows_disclosure_patient_substance_use_payment_healthcare_operations_0218.html /alerts/new_samhsa_rule_allows_disclosure_patient_substance_use_payment_healthcare_operations_0218.html 2018-02-01T15:48:56-05:00 President Takes Key Steps to Reduce Impact of Affordable Care Act /alerts/president_takes_key_steps_reduce_impact_of_aca_1017.html /alerts/president_takes_key_steps_reduce_impact_of_aca_1017.html 2017-10-16T14:47:18-04:00 U.S. Supreme Court Concludes That Implied False Certification Is Allowed but Limited; FCA Liability Is Expanded /alerts/supreme_court_concludes_implied_false_certification_allowed_limited_fca_liability_expanded_0616.html /alerts/supreme_court_concludes_implied_false_certification_allowed_limited_fca_liability_expanded_0616.html 2016-06-16T15:23:22-04:00 Will Your Non-Profit Hospital Pay Property Taxes in New Jersey? /alerts/will_your_non-profit_hospital_pay_property_taxes_in_new_jersey_0316.html /alerts/will_your_non-profit_hospital_pay_property_taxes_in_new_jersey_0316.html 2016-03-23T08:47:09-04:00 Supreme Court Upholds Availability of Tax Credits Under Affordable Care Act for Coverage Purchased Through Federal Exchange /alerts/supreme_court_upholds_availability_tax_credits_affordable_care_act_federal_exchange_0615.html /alerts/supreme_court_upholds_availability_tax_credits_affordable_care_act_federal_exchange_0615.html 2015-06-25T00:00:00-04:00 Responding to Subpoena for Medical Records May Create Liability for Healthcare Providers Under State Law Negligence Claims /alerts/responding_to_subpoena_medical_records_may_create_liability_healthcare_providers_5366.html 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2013-07-03T00:00:00-04:00 State Medicaid Fraud Control Units' Data Mining Likely to Increase Through Federal Funding /alerts/state_medicaid_fraud_control_units_data_mining_likely_to_increase_through_federal_funding_4901.html /alerts/state_medicaid_fraud_control_units_data_mining_likely_to_increase_through_federal_funding_4901.html 2013-06-11T00:00:00-04:00 FDA Enforcement Action Against uChek: Does It Signal an Agency Wake-up Call for Non-compliant Mobile Medical Apps? /alerts/fda_enforcement_action_against_uchek_noncompliant_mobile_medical_apps_4893.html /alerts/fda_enforcement_action_against_uchek_noncompliant_mobile_medical_apps_4893.html 2013-06-03T00:00:00-04:00 Increased Spotlight on Emergency Department Facility Coding by CMS, HHS and DOJ /alerts/increased_spotlight_on_emergency_department_facility_coding_by_CMS_HHS_DOJ_4876.html /alerts/increased_spotlight_on_emergency_department_facility_coding_by_CMS_HHS_DOJ_4876.html 2013-05-16T00:00:00-04:00 HIPAA Marketing and Sale 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/alerts/FCC_releases_decision_on_new_funding_program_for_rural_health_4705.html /alerts/FCC_releases_decision_on_new_funding_program_for_rural_health_4705.html 2013-01-02T00:00:00-05:00 ACOs and Long-Term Care: Don't Get Left Behind /alerts/ACOs_and_long-term_care_do_not_get_left_behind_4703.html /alerts/ACOs_and_long-term_care_do_not_get_left_behind_4703.html 2012-12-28T00:00:00-05:00 Multi-State Health Insurance Plan Regulations Further Boost Federal Role in Individual and Small Group Insurance Exchanges /alerts/multi-state_health_insurance_plan_regulations_federal_role_individual_small_group_exchange_4692.html /alerts/multi-state_health_insurance_plan_regulations_federal_role_individual_small_group_exchange_4692.html 2012-12-13T00:00:00-05:00 HHS Begins Releasing Long-awaited Affordable Care Act Proposed Rules /alerts/HHS_begins_releasing_long-awaited_affordable_care_act_proposed_rules_4665.html /alerts/HHS_begins_releasing_long-awaited_affordable_care_act_proposed_rules_4665.html 2012-11-27T00:00:00-05:00 Pa. Hospitals and Residential Care Establishments Now Permitted to Use FLSA's 8/80 Overtime Calculation Method /alerts/pa_hospitals_residential_care_establishments_permitted_to_use_FLSA_8-80_OT_calcluation_4567.html /alerts/pa_hospitals_residential_care_establishments_permitted_to_use_FLSA_8-80_OT_calcluation_4567.html 2012-08-15T00:00:00-04:00 Affordable Care Act Declared Constitutional . . . 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Holder /alerts/Fifth_Circuit_Medical-Center-Pharmacy_Holder_compounding_3975.html /alerts/Fifth_Circuit_Medical-Center-Pharmacy_Holder_compounding_3975.html 2011-03-04T00:00:00-05:00 U.S. Supreme Court Broadens Employer Liability by Upholding "Cat's Paw" Theory in Employment Discrimination Case /alerts/Supreme_Court_Staub_Proctor_Hospital_cat_paw_employment_discrimination_3972.html /alerts/Supreme_Court_Staub_Proctor_Hospital_cat_paw_employment_discrimination_3972.html 2011-03-02T00:00:00-05:00 The New HIPAA Landscape: Enhanced Enforcement, Million-dollar Payments and Data Breach Self-Reporting Requirements Compel Compliance /alerts/HIPAA_enforcement_penalty_data_breach_self-reporting_compliance_Mass-General_Cignet_Health_3966.html /alerts/HIPAA_enforcement_penalty_data_breach_self-reporting_compliance_Mass-General_Cignet_Health_3966.html 2011-03-01T00:00:00-05:00 CMS Issues Proposed Rule Prohibiting Medicaid Payments for Healthcare-Acquired Conditions /alerts/CMS_Medicare_Medicaid_rule_healthcare_acquired_conditions_HAC_PPACA_3962.html /alerts/CMS_Medicare_Medicaid_rule_healthcare_acquired_conditions_HAC_PPACA_3962.html 2011-02-25T00:00:00-05:00 FDA Extends Comment Period for Strategies to Address Animal Drug Products Marketed in the U.S. Without Approval /alerts/FDA_unapproved_animal_drugs_FDA-2010-N-0528_3960.html /alerts/FDA_unapproved_animal_drugs_FDA-2010-N-0528_3960.html 2011-02-23T00:00:00-05:00 FDA Issues "Non-Binding" Park Doctrine Criteria for Potential Referral of "Responsible Corporate Officials" for Prosecution for Alleged Violations of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act /alerts/FDA_Park_doctrine_prosecution_corporate_officials_Food_Drug_Cosmetics_Act_3941.html /alerts/FDA_Park_doctrine_prosecution_corporate_officials_Food_Drug_Cosmetics_Act_3941.html 2011-02-10T00:00:00-05:00 CMS Proposes New Rule on Patient Quality-of-Care Complaints /alerts/CMS_rule_patient_quality_care_complaints_QIO_3937.html /alerts/CMS_rule_patient_quality_care_complaints_QIO_3937.html 2011-02-09T00:00:00-05:00 OFCCP Affirmative Action Directive Gives New Guidance for Healthcare Providers and Insurers /alerts/OFCCP_affirmative_action_guidance_healthcare_provider_insurer_FEHBP_TRICARE_3932.html /alerts/OFCCP_affirmative_action_guidance_healthcare_provider_insurer_FEHBP_TRICARE_3932.html 2011-01-31T00:00:00-05:00 FDA Issues Guidance on Dietary Supplement cGMP Regulations /alerts/FDA_guidance_dietary_supplement_cGMP_regulations_3927.html /alerts/FDA_guidance_dietary_supplement_cGMP_regulations_3927.html 2011-01-27T00:00:00-05:00 When Does the Payment of Low Reimbursement Rates or Other Conduct by an Insurer Violate the Antitrust Laws? /alerts/West_Penn_Allegheny_Health_UPMC_reimbursement_antitrust_3890.html /alerts/West_Penn_Allegheny_Health_UPMC_reimbursement_antitrust_3890.html 2010-12-06T00:00:00-05:00 HHS Announces $335 Million in Available Funding for Existing Healthcare Centers /alerts/HHS_PPACA_CMS_section_330_health_center_expansion_funding_3873.html /alerts/HHS_PPACA_CMS_section_330_health_center_expansion_funding_3873.html 2010-11-19T00:00:00-05:00 U.S. Department of Labor Further Expands Jurisdiction over Hospitals and Healthcare Providers; TRICARE Agreements Impose Affirmative Action Obligations /alerts/DOL_OFCCP_Florida_Hospital_affirmative_action_federal_subcontractor_3865.html /alerts/DOL_OFCCP_Florida_Hospital_affirmative_action_federal_subcontractor_3865.html 2010-11-15T00:00:00-05:00 Acting Solicitor General Gives Government's Position on Generic-Pharma Preemption to U.S. Supreme Court /alerts/Solicitor_General_Federal_Preemption_Generic_Drugs_Pharma_Supreme_Court_3858.html /alerts/Solicitor_General_Federal_Preemption_Generic_Drugs_Pharma_Supreme_Court_3858.html 2010-11-04T00:00:00-04:00 U.S. Military's TRICARE Health Program Issues Retail Pharmacy Refund Rule for Drug Prescriptions /alerts/TRICARE_retail_pharmacy_drug_refund_program_3838.html /alerts/TRICARE_retail_pharmacy_drug_refund_program_3838.html 2010-10-19T00:00:00-04:00 CMS's Stark Law Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol Raises Tough Decisions for Healthcare Providers /alerts/CMS_Stark_Law_physician_self_referral_disclosure_protocol_SRDP_health_3840.html /alerts/CMS_Stark_Law_physician_self_referral_disclosure_protocol_SRDP_health_3840.html 2010-10-14T00:00:00-04:00 In Stricker Case, District Court to Dismiss Medicare's Suit Seeking Reimbursement from Defendants, Insurers and Attorneys /alerts/Stricker_Abernathy_Monsanto_Medicare_MSP_statute_limitations_3816.html /alerts/Stricker_Abernathy_Monsanto_Medicare_MSP_statute_limitations_3816.html 2010-09-22T00:00:00-04:00 Class Action Lawsuit Challenges Medicare's Recovery Practices Under the Medicare Secondary Payer Statute /alerts/Haro_Sebelius_MSP_class_action_Medicare_3814.html /alerts/Haro_Sebelius_MSP_class_action_Medicare_3814.html 2010-09-21T00:00:00-04:00 U.S. Justice Department's New ADA Regulations and Accessibility Guidelines for Places of Public Accommodation and Public Entities /alerts/DOJ_ADA_title_II_II_regulations_accessibility_3794.html /alerts/DOJ_ADA_title_II_II_regulations_accessibility_3794.html 2010-08-31T00:00:00-04:00 One Month After Healthcare-Reform Legislation: Update on the New Regulatory Guidance /alerts/Healthcare_reform_regulatory_guidance_3657.html /alerts/Healthcare_reform_regulatory_guidance_3657.html 2010-05-11T00:00:00-04:00 Reimbursement Requests for Early Retiree Reinsurance Program May Exceed Funding /alerts/HHS_Early_Retiree_Reinsurance_Program_3656.html /alerts/HHS_Early_Retiree_Reinsurance_Program_3656.html 2010-05-10T00:00:00-04:00 Continuing Extension Act Lengthens COBRA Subsidy Period Again /alerts/COBRA_Continuing_Extension_Act_3641.html /alerts/COBRA_Continuing_Extension_Act_3641.html 2010-04-30T00:00:00-04:00 Medicare Secondary Payer Reporting and Repayment Obligations: Is Relief on the Way? /alerts/medicare_secondary_payer_reporting_3633.html /alerts/medicare_secondary_payer_reporting_3633.html 2010-04-22T00:00:00-04:00 District Court Invalidates Claims to Isolated DNA Molecules and Methods of Their Use; Finds Subject Matter Ineligible for Patent Protection /alerts/Myriad_DNA_Patent_3609.html /alerts/Myriad_DNA_Patent_3609.html 2010-03-31T00:00:00-04:00 Healthcare Reform: What Is the Impact on Employers? /alerts/Health_Reform_Employee_Benefits_3605.html /alerts/Health_Reform_Employee_Benefits_3605.html 2010-03-29T00:00:00-04:00 Sizing Up the FCC's Controversial National Broadband Plan /alerts/FCC_NPB_National_Broadband_Plan_3594.html /alerts/FCC_NPB_National_Broadband_Plan_3594.html 2010-03-18T00:00:00-04:00 Medicare Secondary Payer Statute: Reporting Obligations Delayed, but Uncertainty Remains /alerts/CMS_MMSEA_RRE_reporting_3587.html /alerts/CMS_MMSEA_RRE_reporting_3587.html 2010-03-12T00:00:00-05:00 FDA to Increase Criminal Prosecution of Corporate Officials in the Pharmaceutical Industry /alerts/FDA_Pharma_Criminal_White_Collar_3586.html /alerts/FDA_Pharma_Criminal_White_Collar_3586.html 2010-03-11T00:00:00-05:00 New HIPAA and HITECH Regulations Are Coming /alerts/HIPAA_HITECH_Regulations_3508.html /alerts/HIPAA_HITECH_Regulations_3508.html 2009-12-21T00:00:00-05:00 Compliance with the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) /alerts/genetic_GINA_compliance_3498.html /alerts/genetic_GINA_compliance_3498.html 2009-12-09T00:00:00-05:00 Exception to Pennsylvania's One-Disease Rule: Pre-1992 Asbestos Plaintiffs May File New Claims /alerts/PA_asbestos_abrams_3460.html /alerts/PA_asbestos_abrams_3460.html 2009-10-26T00:00:00-04:00 Have You Registered Under MMSEA? New Reporting Obligations and Penalties for Medicare Secondary Payers /alerts/MMSEA_Reporting_MSP_3444.html /alerts/MMSEA_Reporting_MSP_3444.html 2009-10-15T00:00:00-04:00 New Jersey Governor Signs Landmark Hospital Law /alerts/new_jersey_hospital_3401.html /alerts/new_jersey_hospital_3401.html 2009-09-14T00:00:00-04:00 Compliance with New HIPAA and FTC Health Breach Notification Rules: What Healthcare Entities and Businesses Need to Know /alerts/alert3385.html /alerts/alert3385.html 2009-08-28T00:00:00-04:00 FDA Issues Draft Guidance Regarding the Incorporation of Physical-Chemical Identifiers into Solid Oral Dosage Form Drug Products for Anticounterfeiting /alerts/alert3344.html /alerts/alert3344.html 2009-07-17T00:00:00-04:00 Pennsylvania Mini-COBRA Signed into Law /alerts/alert3308.html /alerts/alert3308.html 2009-06-22T00:00:00-04:00 FDA Seeks Comments on "Risk Information" in Advertising from Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturers /alerts/alert3282.html /alerts/alert3282.html 2009-05-28T00:00:00-04:00 Preparing Your Workplace for a Potential Swine Flu Pandemic: A Checklist for Employers /alerts/alert3241.html /alerts/alert3241.html 2009-04-29T00:00:00-04:00 U.S. Department of Justice and the Office of the Inspector General Plan to Target Physicians' Relationships with Pharmaceutical Companies and Medical Device Manufacturers /alerts/alert3168.html /alerts/alert3168.html 2009-03-06T00:00:00-05:00 Electronic Health Records and Health Information Technology Under the New Federal Stimulus Act: How Are Healthcare Entities Affected? /alerts/alert3158.html /alerts/alert3158.html 2009-03-03T00:00:00-05:00 Electronic Health Records: The Time for Implementation Is Now /alerts/alert3119.html /alerts/alert3119.html 2009-01-29T00:00:00-05:00 FDA Issues Final Guidance for Industry on Good Reprint Practices for the Distribution of Medical Journal Articles /alerts/alert3110.html /alerts/alert3110.html 2009-01-22T00:00:00-05:00 FDA and Other Agencies Issue a Draft Guidance for Good Importer Practices /alerts/alert3106.html /alerts/alert3106.html 2009-01-21T00:00:00-05:00 Office of Inspector General Solicits Comments Regarding New Safe Harbors and Special Fraud Alerts /alerts/alert3087.html /alerts/alert3087.html 2009-01-05T00:00:00-05:00 $100,000 HIPAA Enforcement /alerts/alert2994.html /alerts/alert2994.html 2008-10-07T00:00:00-04:00 OIG Issues Final Supplemental Compliance Program Guidance for Nursing Facilities /alerts/alert2987.html /alerts/alert2987.html 2008-10-02T00:00:00-04:00 Ninth Circuit Opens Door to Pricing Suits by 340B Entities /alerts/alert2960.html /alerts/alert2960.html 2008-09-03T00:00:00-04:00 DEA Issues Proposed Rule on E-Prescribing /alerts/alert2921.html /alerts/alert2921.html 2008-07-10T00:00:00-04:00 Settlement Bans Health Care Provider's Participation in Federally Funded Plans /alerts/alert2900.html /alerts/alert2900.html 2008-06-25T00:00:00-04:00 OIG Reports on FDA Generic Drug Review Process /alerts/alert2895.html /alerts/alert2895.html 2008-06-23T00:00:00-04:00 Nursing Homes Be Aware: OIG Issues Supplemental Compliance Program Guidance /alerts/alert2848.html /alerts/alert2848.html 2008-05-21T00:00:00-04:00 FDA Announces Draft Prescription Drug User Fee Act for Drug Safety Five-Year Plan /alerts/alert2833.html /alerts/alert2833.html 2008-05-06T00:00:00-04:00 New Case Adopts "Common Sense" Approach to Academic Medical Center Stark Exception /alerts/alert2832.html /alerts/alert2832.html 2008-05-02T00:00:00-04:00 Government Spotlight Shifts to Physicians' Consulting Arrangements with Device Makers /alerts/alert2791.html /alerts/alert2791.html 2008-03-28T00:00:00-04:00 Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Be Aware /alerts/alert2765.html /alerts/alert2765.html 2008-02-29T00:00:00-05:00 OIG Approves Prompt Payment Discount Arrangement /alerts/alert2759.html /alerts/alert2759.html 2008-02-21T00:00:00-05:00 FDA Will Not Implement User Fee Program for Advisory Review of Direct-to-Consumer Television Advertisements /alerts/alert2729.html /alerts/alert2729.html 2008-01-24T00:00:00-05:00 2008 Physician Fee Schedule Includes New Anti-Markup Provision /alerts/alert2679.html /alerts/alert2679.html 2007-12-06T00:00:00-05:00 Physicians May Now Write Multiple Prescriptions for Schedule II Controlled Substances /alerts/alert2677.html /alerts/alert2677.html 2007-12-04T00:00:00-05:00 Anticipated December Release of Revised, Redesigned Form 990 and Schedules /alerts/alert2668.html /alerts/alert2668.html 2007-11-29T00:00:00-05:00 Revised Medical Staff Accreditation Standard Causes Consternation /alerts/alert2658.html /alerts/alert2658.html 2007-11-15T00:00:00-05:00 Update on Medicaid Requirement for "Tamper-Resistant" Prescription Pads /alerts/alert2618.html /alerts/alert2618.html 2007-09-13T00:00:00-04:00 IRS Announces Tax-Exempt Bond Compliance Check Initiative /alerts/alert2609.html /alerts/alert2609.html 2007-08-30T00:00:00-04:00 Medicaid to Require "Tamper-Resistant" Prescription Pads /alerts/alert2576.html /alerts/alert2576.html 2007-07-31T00:00:00-04:00 OIG Provides Guidance on Hospital Investments in Physician-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Centers /alerts/alert2555.html /alerts/alert2555.html 2007-06-29T00:00:00-04:00 Draft of Redesigned Form 990 Released by the IRS /alerts/alert2548.html /alerts/alert2548.html 2007-06-25T00:00:00-04:00 J-1 Physician Update /alerts/alert2492.html /alerts/alert2492.html 2007-04-24T00:00:00-04:00 IRS Announces Its "Good Governance Practices for 501(c)(3) Organizations" /alerts/alert2425.html /alerts/alert2425.html 2007-02-07T00:00:00-05:00 HIPAA Violation May Form Basis for Lawsuit /alerts/alert2417.html /alerts/alert2417.html 2007-02-01T00:00:00-05:00