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04.24.19

Now On Demand: What Do Recent Class Action Changes Mean for Healthcare?

Healthcare organizations are prime targets for class action lawsuits.


04.24.19

FCA Cases: Convincing the DOJ to Move to Dismiss

During the nomination hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 15, then-U.S. Attorney General nominee William Barr backpedaled on earlier statements he had made about the False Claims Act being “an abomination.”


04.24.19

New Webinar: What Are the Top Medicaid Trends to Watch?

Since its inception more than 50 years ago, Medicaid has evolved from a small health program, adjunct to welfare, to an integral part of the nation’s health insurance system.


04.17.19

Level-of-Care Criteria Ruled Inconsistent with Accepted Medical Standards

In perhaps the first decision of its kind, Magistrate Judge Joseph Spero of the Northern District of California issued on February 28, 2019 his 106-page Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (Order) in the ERISA class action Wit v. United Behavioral Health.


04.08.19

Court Strikes Down Work Requirements in Kentucky and Arkansas

Over the past month, there has been significant activity related to the future of requirements that condition Medicaid eligibility on work/community engagement (CE).


04.05.19

What’s the Leading Cause of Accidental Deaths?

Deaths due to opioid-related overdoses, including prescription opioids, other synthetic opioids and heroin, reached almost 50,000 in 2017—and have now exceeded other leading causes of accidental death, including car crashes (37,133) and gun deaths (38,551).


04.04.19

California Readies for Statewide Extended Producer Responsibility for Pharma Waste

The sale of needles (sharps) and pharmaceutical drugs in California is estimated to be on the order of $50 billion per year.


03.26.19

Manatt Wins First-Impression Decision on Medical Loss Ratio

On March 18, 2019, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against Manatt client Blue Shield of California.


03.25.19

Telehealth: A Path to Virtual Integrated Care

Telehealth is part of a larger digital transformation in healthcare. Care that used to take place only in brick-and-mortar settings can now occur digitally.


03.25.19

Sharing Information on Plan Members With Opioid Use Disorder

Q: Health Plan A funded a county agency that provides detoxification services to develop a more integrated withdrawal management model for its dually eligible members.