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06.16.16

False Claims Act: Supreme Court Decides Implied Certification Case

On June 16, 2016, the Supreme Court decided Universal Health Services v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar, holding that the implied false certification theory can be a basis for False Claims Act liability if a claim for payment makes specific representations about the services provided but fails to disclose ...


06.14.16

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, June 14, 2016

CMS targets short-term insurance plans as it takes action in efforts to stabilize the individual market risk pool; Illinois mandates Medicaid coverage for opioid addiction treatment; and the Michigan legislature seeks to restructure state Medicaid financing.


06.13.16

Unionless College Athletes Need an Ombudsman

The recent decision of the Big 12 Conference to have a championship game demonstrates the problems of amateurism.


06.13.16

CMS Clarifies Medicaid Managed Care Prescription Drug Access

The recently finalized Medicaid managed care regulations clarify an important point about prescription drug coverage in Medicaid managed care plans. Just as is the case in fee-for-service (FFS) Medicaid, beneficiaries enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans are entitled to any medically necessary ...


06.10.16

New York's DFS Reaches $3M Deal Involving Payday Lending Debts

Continuing its efforts against payday lenders, New York's Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced a consent decree with National Credit Adjustors (NCA) and Webcollex totaling $3 million.


06.08.16

Why You Should Continue to Pay Attention to PACE

With commercial property owners and tenants still seeking sustainable building designs that incorporate energy efficiency or green building features, Property Accessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing will continue to rightfully receive more attention.


06.07.16

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, June 7, 2016

Arkansas’ Governor requests to transition to a “State-based Marketplace on the Federal Platform;” Louisiana launches Medicaid expansion with SNAP fast-track enrollment; and 2016 premium increases are lower for on-Marketplace than off-Marketplace plans.


06.06.16

OSHA's Electronic Submission Rule Finalized

Three years in the making, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) finalized a new rule mandating the electronic submission of injury and illness data from employers.


06.06.16

Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016: An Overview

The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) was signed into law on May 11, 2016 and gives trade secret owners a federal cause of action for injunctive relief and monetary damages for the misappropriation of trade secrets, while also providing employee protections.


06.06.16

Eye on the Supreme Court—Corruption and Fraud Edition

This session, the Supreme Court has undertaken the review of numerous cases that raise thorny issues arising in the white collar context. In our last newsletter, we reported on the Court’s March 30, 2016 decision in Luis v. U.S. which held in a criminal healthcare case that the pretrial ...