SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 11, 2021

The employee alleges that the union contracted with his employer, United Airlines, to compel employees to pay fees in an amount equal to union dues. Lastly, Healthcare Distribution Alliance v. These and other petitions of the week are below: Healthcare Distribution Alliance v. Oregon State Bar.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2022

That changed on October 18, 2021 when the Federal District Court for the District of Hawaii handed down a decision that construed key terms in the statute. Note that EKRA’s reach is broader than the Anti-Kickback Statute, which applies only to “federal healthcare programs” — e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, etc. 18 U.S.C. §

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Day on Torts

APRIL 25, 2022

While the Agreement was ‘optional,’ it was bound up in the context of a healthcare decision[.] …The We conclude that…[the daughter’s] signing the Agreement on Decedent’s behalf was part and parcel of a healthcare decision. The POA did not provide or even contemplate healthcare decision-making power for [daughter]. …The

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The Process Street

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Applications of AI in healthcare Artificial intelligence in the healthcare industry has numerous applications that can improve patient care, diagnoses, and overall efficiency in the industry. Fraud detection AI can be used to detect and prevent fraudulent activities in government programs such as social security, tax, and healthcare.

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Day on Torts

MARCH 11, 2022

When the brother was admitted, plaintiff filled out admission paperwork, including an arbitration agreement, as plaintiff had a durable power of attorney for healthcare executed by the brother and naming plaintiff as the attorney-in-fact. National Health Corp. , 3d 876 (Tenn. internal citation omitted). Code Ann. §

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2022

That changed on October 18, 2021 when the Federal District Court for the District of Hawaii handed down a decision that construed key terms in the statute. Note that EKRA’s reach is broader than the Anti-Kickback Statute, which applies only to “federal healthcare programs” — e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, etc. 18 U.S.C. §

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

To promote tribal self-governance, Congress allows tribes to contract with the Indian Health Service to oversee these programs themselves. The program also provides for the agency to pay the tribe “contract support costs” that the tribe uses to run the program, because it lacks the existing bureaucracy to operate the program.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 13, 2022

In an unsigned opinion, the court emphasized that a key responsibility of the Department of Health and Human Services is “to ensure that the healthcare providers who care for Medicare and Medicaid patients protect their patients’ health and safety.” Such a mandate, the court wrote, “fits neatly within” the power given to HHS by Congress.

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InHouseOps

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Michael Vernick, government contracts partner with Akin Gump, discusses various aspects of the False Claims Act, including the potential for increased enforcement activity under the Biden administration, especially actions related to the CARES Act, and how companies and institutions can mitigate whistleblower and compliance related risks.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

According to the majority, the Secretary of Health and Human Services was within his authority in imposing the vaccine mandate on healthcare workers. Similarly, the Secretary regularly imposes conditions of participation that relate to the qualifications and duties of healthcare workers themselves.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 13, 2024

Coverage of federal fraud statutes Porat v. There are six newly relisted cases this week, so I’m going to be more summary than usual in describing them. This week’s relists are a real grab bag of issues. United States and Kousisis v. rescheduled before the May 30 conference; relisted after the June 6 conference) NVIDIA Corp. Kentucky ex rel.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 6, 2022

Therefore, she reasons, the mandate is necessary to protect those employees from the possibility of contracting COVID-19 while they are at work – saving over 6,500 lives and preventing over a quarter-million employees from being hospitalized over a six-month period.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 16, 2025

Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit affirmed , holding that because a federal agency now has the final say over how the private horse-racing authority implements the federal statute, the amended law did not impermissibly delegate authority to a private entity. In a one-paragraph order, the justices granted the authoritys request. Franklin v.

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Above The Law

MARCH 26, 2025

Biden) What its about: This case involved a challenge to Executive Orders J20 and J21, which imposed restrictions on federal grants, contracts, and enforcement actions related to DEI programs. This case highlights the ongoing legal battles over LGBTQ+ rights and the limits of executive authority in shaping healthcare policy.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 18, 2023

During the 2022 midterm elections, for example, by way of referendums or initiatives and propositions, voters across the nation decided constitutional matters by general votes on abortion and healthcare, elections and voting, firearms, marijuana, minimum wage, and sports betting.

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