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The Government Seeks FCA Liability for Off-Label Use of Medical Devices

Healthcare Law Blog

is a reminder that the government will use the FCA to target medical device manufacturers for off-label use of medical devices, even where healthcare providers have decided the use is safe and effective. The government is attempting to prove materiality using Medicare’s coverage requirement that procedures must be “reasonable and necessary.”

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Supreme Court Ruling Narrows Reach of Identity Theft Law

HIPAA Journal

Prior to the Supreme Court ruling, there was no distinction between an identity thief stealing an individual’s identity and running up huge debts, a lawyer rounding up bills and only charging full hours, a waitress overcharging customers, and a doctor overbilling Medicaid. The Supreme Court decision related to the latter.

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Is a Federal Medical License Constitutional?

Bill of Health

Some scholars have interpreted this to mean that the federal government has the right under the Commerce Clause to regulate all medical licensure. Gupta cites the Dormant Commerce Clause doctrine, a court-invented principle which allows the federal government to strike down state laws deemed excessively burdensome to interstate trade.

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Weekly Health Care Real Estate Briefing: Health Care Bankruptcies on the Rise | United Healthcare Group’s Q4 2022 Earnings Increase

Hall Render

The main drivers of the increase in filings were increased labor and supply costs, interest rate increases, lack of government stimulus funds and lower investment returns. The Kaiser Family Foundation released a summary of all of the Medicaid Waivers (section 1115) that are pending or that have been approved by each state.

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Why Data Analytics are Critical in a Value-Based Care (VBC) Environment

AIHC

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) HCC model was initiated in 2004 and is becoming increasingly prevalent as the environment shifts to value-based payment models. Data Governance Metrics: These include metrics related to data cataloging, metadata management, and data stewardship practices.

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Why Data Analytics are Critical in a Value-Based Care (VBC) Environment

AIHC

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) HCC model was initiated in 2004 and is becoming increasingly prevalent as the environment shifts to value-based payment models. Data Governance Metrics: These include metrics related to data cataloging, metadata management, and data stewardship practices.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

Mary’s welcome new board members Northeast Georgia Health System named one of nation’s top workplaces for diversity HAWAII How Adventist Health Castle achieved becoming a verified Level III Trauma Center Queen’s debuts $4.5M The fight over the deal is heating up. Groups aim to improve La.