09.24.19
On August 26, 2019, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, District Court Judge Thad Balkman issued a 42-page decision ordering Johnson & Johnson to pay more than $570 million for harm it allegedly caused the state of Oklahoma by marketing its opioid products.
On September 10, 2019, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the federal Department of Health and Human Services posted OIG Advisory Opinion 19-04 (the Opinion), which addressed two proposed arrangements between providers and a technology company.
In FY 2018, the federal government won or negotiated more than $2.3 billion in healthcare fraud judgments and settlements.
Editor’s Note: A new rule from the IRS and other federal agencies could kick off the same kind of transformation for employer-sponsored health insurance that turned traditional pension plans into employee-directed 401(k)s.
Editor’s Note: Dual eligibles—those eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid—are among the most costly and complex enrollees in both programs.
Digital technology is redefining every segment of healthcare—from drug discovery and clinical trials to patient treatment and monitoring.
Learn how to improve access, services and care for Medicaid-enrolled children with special healthcare needs at a new webinar from Manatt Health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health.
Editor’s Note: In the latest edition of her Tech Tonics podcast series, Manatt Health’s Lisa Suennen speaks with Megan Callahan, Head of Healthcare for Lyft.
In a signing statement on September 18, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom declared Assembly Bill 5 “landmark legislation for workers and our economy.”
California employers set to comply with the new sexual harassment training requirements arising out of last year’s Senate Bill 1343 got a recent reprieve with new legislation that provides a partial one-year extension.