Health Care Law News and Insights

The U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division (DOJ), just released its annual report on False Claims Act (FCA) settlements and judgments. In fiscal year 2021, DOJ obtained $5.6 billion in settlements and judgments from "civil cases involving fraud and false claims" against the federal government. This result - it's not really a...

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While most stakeholders agree on the need for more transparency in our health care system, there is substantial debate about how to make meaningful progress toward this goal in specific cases. One example of such a case is the federal price transparency rules for hospitals that took effect in January...

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In a 5-4 decision yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government can enforce a final rule mandating health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 while cases challenging the mandate are being appealed.  By temporarily lifting the lower courts' injunctive stays, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...

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