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2024 Post-Election Analysis

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Following a hotly contested election, Donald Trump is once again the president-elect and will return to the White House on January 20, 2025. He will do so with a dominant electoral college win, potentially a win of the...more

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The Overturn of Chevron: A New Design for Healthcare Law

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On June 28, 2024, SCOTUS overturned the long-standing Chevron doctrine in its decision Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Department of Commerce. The Court’s ruling will have a significant impact on...more

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Post-Chevron Health Care Regulations: The Dawn of a New Day

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On June 28, the US Supreme Court overturned the Chevron doctrine — the legal principle that the judiciary should defer to a federal agency’s reasonable interpretation of an ambiguous statute. Chevron reflected the view...more

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Healthcare Providers Could Finally Have Their Day in Court: Supreme Court Holds That Defendants Are Entitled to Jury Trials When...

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On June 27, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States released its opinion in SEC v. Jarkesy, a case involving a Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) enforcement action for civil penalties against an investment...more

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What Does the End of Chevron Deference Mean for Federal Health Care Programs?

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On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court rejected the doctrine of Chevron deference in the closely watched case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. In a 6-3 decision, the Court held that Chevron’s rule that courts must defer...more

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Supreme Court Decides in Favor of Tribal Nations in Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 6 decision is a victory for Tribal Nations, affording them new opportunities to recover contract support costs pertaining to healthcare programs. In Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe, the...more

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What the Supreme Court's "Chevron Deference" Ruling Could Mean for Health Care Law

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Baker Donelson recently published Anticipating SCOTUS Ruling on Chevron Deference – What to Know and Five Ways to Prepare explaining the United States Supreme Court's upcoming ruling which is expected to impact the regulatory...more

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New HIPAA Requirements Place Additional Privacy Obligations on Covered Entities and Patients in an Effort to Protect Reproductive...

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On April 22, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for the United States Department of Health and Human Services issued a Final Rule amending the Privacy Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...more

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Tribes Win Healthcare Contract Support Costs at Supreme Court

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On June 6, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its decision in the consolidated cases of Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe (No. 23-250) and Becerra v. Northern Arapaho Tribe (No. 23-253)....more

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Supreme Court Ruling Supports Tribal Healthcare Funding and Self-Determination

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By Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier and Kelsey Haake  In a momentous decision on June 6, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a resounding victory for Native American tribes. The Court ruled that the Indian Health Service (IHS)...more

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In Narrow Victory for Tribal Nations, US Supreme Court Requires Federal Government to Reimburse Tribal Nations for Healthcare...

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On June 6, 2024, the US Supreme Court decided Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe and Becerra v. Northern Arapaho Tribe (Nos. 23-250 and 23-253), holding that the Indian Health Service (IHS) must reimburse Native nations,...more

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The Supreme Court Update - June 6, 2024

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions today: Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe, No. 23-250: This case concerns the funding the Indian Health Service (“IHS”) must provide to Indian tribes that...more

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Tribes: Act Now to Take Advantage of Supreme Court's Decision on Contract Support Costs

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 6, 2024, that the Indian Health Service (IHS) must pay contract support costs with respect to program income – payments from Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers – received by tribes...more

King & Spalding

CMS Issues Ruling 1498-R3 Revoking 1498-R2 Regarding Disproportionate Share Medicare/SSI Fractions

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On March 4, 2024, CMS issued Ruling 1498-R3 which revokes CMS Ruling 1498-R2. CMS Ruling 1498-R2 gave providers the option of using either “total” days or “covered” days in calculating their disproportionate share (DSH)...more

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Settlements and Judgments from FCA and Fraud Matters Top $2.68 Billion in 2023

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On February 22, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released its annual statistical report (Annual Report) regarding settlements and judgments obtained in the False Claims Act (FCA) and fraud matters for Fiscal Year (FY)...more

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SuperValu and Executive Health Resources: What to Know About the FCA Following the 2023 Term

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As we take stock of the Supreme Court’s 2023 term, two landmark decisions shift our understanding of scienter and government intervention as it relates to the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729. First, on June 1,...more

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SuperValu’s Effect on the FCA Scienter Standard and Impact to Future Litigation

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n June 1, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously settled a long-standing dispute over a subjective versus objective standard for scienter under the False Claims Act (FCA), holding that a defendant’s own subjective belief is...more

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False Claims Act “Knowledge” Is a Subjective Standard

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The Federal False Claims Act (“FCA”) allows private parties to bring lawsuits in the name of the federal government against defendants who allegedly “knowingly” present a false claim to the government for payment. The...more

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Investigations Newsletter: New FCA Filings Point to Future Path Forward For Companies

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New FCA Filings Point to Future Path Forward For Companies - The US Supreme Court recently ruled in United States ex rel. Proctor v. Safeway Inc. and United States ex rel. Schutte, et al. v. SuperValu Inc. et al. that...more

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Supreme Court’s Decision in SuperValu May Benefit Defendants in False Claims Act Cases

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Last month in United States ex rel. Schutte, et al. v. SuperValu Inc. et al, the Supreme Court unanimously held (with Justice Thomas writing the opinion) that the False Claims Act’s (“FCA”) scienter element refers to a...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Explains Meaning of “knowingly” Under the False Claims Act

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In its recent unanimous and significant decision in the consolidated cases of United States ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu, No. 21-1326 (6-1-23), and United States ex rel. Proctol v. Safeway, Inc., No. 22-111 (6-1-23), the...more

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Healthcare Organizations and Practitioners Receive New Protection Against Frivolous Whistleblower Lawsuits

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Last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) handed down an important ruling that will give healthcare organizations and practitioners relief against meritless whistleblower lawsuits. The ruling could result in saving...more

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U.S. Supreme Court: False Claims Act Liability Depends on Defendant’s Subjective Beliefs

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Liability in False Claims Act (FCA) suits depends on whether a defendant subjectively believed its claims were false, not on whether it can offer an objectively reasonable basis for its claims, the U.S. Supreme Court has held...more

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The Supreme Court’s Ruling Narrows Available FCA Scienter Defenses

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In a unanimous opinion, the United States Supreme Court (“Court”) recently held that the False Claims Act’s (“FCA”) scienter requirement refers to a defendant’s knowledge and subjective beliefs, rather than what a...more

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Supreme Court’s SuperValu Decision: a Game-Changer for Assessing FCA Violations

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Summary - On June 1, 2023, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in False Claims Act cases. In United States ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc., it unanimously held that liability under the False Claims Act depends...more

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