Health Care Law News and Insights

IRS Expands Scope Of Preventive Care Under Health Savings Account Rules

Published: Jul 31, 2019
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A new IRS notice will allow many with chronic health conditions who participate in high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) with health savings accounts (HSAs) to receive necessary care that may otherwise be out of financial reach. The notice expands the list of preventive care benefits that can be covered by an...

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Bundled Medicare Items Or Services Tainted By Kickback May Trigger FCA Liability

Published: Jul 22, 2019
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In United States ex rel. Simpson v. Bayer Corp., No. 05-3895, 2019 WL 1772560 (D.N.J. Ap. 23, 2019), the district court determined that any item in a bundled Medicare claim that is tainted by a kickback or violation of any Medicare laws, regulations or program instructions could trigger liability under the False Claims...

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Massachusetts Requires Expert Testimony For Pharmacist Malpractice Claim

Published: Jul 22, 2019
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We are going to take today's decision a little out of order because we think the outcome is fairly easily surmised from our title – plaintiff couldn't sustain his claim because he didn't have admissible expert testimony.  But before we get to the substance of the opinion, at the end...

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