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OIG Advisory Opinion Alert: Yet Another Favorable Decision for Medical Device Manufacturers

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Like these other AOs, OIG found that while the Proposed Arrangement could generate fraud and abuse risks under both the Federal anti-kickback statute (i.e., Section 1128A(a)(5) of the Act), the Proposed Arrangement nevertheless presented a minimal risk of fraud and abuse under the law on the facts presented.

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Health Provider News – February 10, 2023

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over Claims Practices Where things stand in Central California 1 month after a community hospital’s closure California hospital names Kelly Linden CEO Upcoming California health bills to watch, including a conversation with Rep. Blue Shield of California is counting on it. million to UMass Memorial Health Care for COVID-19 costs Four Mass.

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The BFDs – The Ten Best Prescription Drug/Medical Device Decisions of 2023

Drug & Device Law

2023) (federal government may unilaterally obtain dismissal of FCA claims, and calling the constitutionality of the FCA’s private enforcement mechanism into question) ( here ); Quishenberry v. 2023) ( Buckman preemption barred MDL asserting fraud on EPA), cert. The FDA’s five reviews of teratogenic risk all came to the same conclusion.

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Suing the Certifiers – A Dangerous Undertaking

Drug & Device Law

Anyway, this fraudulent “doctor” allegedly “touched them without informed consent” and caused them “emotional distress. The unfortunate truth is that ECFMG was also a victim of this fake doctor’s fraud. Furthermore, trade associations often serve to assist the government in areas that it does not regulate. Sizemore v.

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Stupid Expert Tricks Redux

Drug & Device Law

While cosmetic talc is not a drug or medical device, the FDA also regulates it (the “C” in the FDCA). Jaqueline Moline, and her increasingly questionable paper “Mesothelioma Associated with the Use of Cosmetic Talc,” 62 J. 11-17 (Jan.