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Attorney General Raoul Announces Over $230 Million Settlement With Pharmaceutical Manufacturer
Attorney General Raoul Announces Over $230 Million Settlement With Pharmaceutical Manufacturer. -
Former Health and Human Services and Department of Justice Attorney Andy Miller Rejoins Locke Lord's Chicago Office as Partner
Former Health and Human Services and Department of Justice Attorney Andy Miller Rejoins Locke Lord's Chicago Office as Partner -
Attorney General Raoul Calls for Repeal of Rule Requiring Separate Abortion Billing
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 11 attorneys general, submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in support of the proposed rule that will reverse the harmful 2019 changes to the compliance requirements of Section 1303 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). -
Lawsuits alleging abuse of hospitalized children in DCFS care at Aurora Chicago Lakeshore Hospital allowed to continue
Cook County Public Guardian alleged budget cuts created unsafe conditions, while DCFS workers covered up harm at Lakeshore -
Cozen O’Connor’s Patrick Martin named to “40 under 40” list by Crain’s Chicago Business
Patrick Martin, Principal and Midwest Director of Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies, has been named to the 2020 Crain’s Chicago Business “40 under 40” list. -
HOLLAND & KNIGHT: The Defense Production Act and COVID-19: What Companies Need to Know
President Donald Trump's executive order on March 18, 2020, invoked the Defense Production Act (DPA) to prioritize and allocate health and medical resources in response to the spread of COVID-19. -
Medical sterilization plants reopen to fight COVID, but feds discussing further steps 'at highest level' to boost medical supplies
Cobb County, Ga., officials posted a message, purportedly from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, blasting county's 'insufficient' decision to only allow limited reopening of embattled sterilization plant and hinting at possible further federal action to boost supplies of PPE and other medical gear needed vs COVID-19. -
Judge: Feds OK to end funding for Lakeshore psychiatric hospital accused of abuse; new abuse lawsuit also filed
Decision vacates injunction from one year ago -
MCDERMOTT WILL EMERY: 2019 Q2 Healthcare Enforcement Roundup Webinar
Frequent regulatory and policy changes, increasing government scrutiny and private whistleblower activity pose greater risks to healthcare organizations more than ever before. -
Judge: Feds wrong to abruptly cut off funds for Chicago children's psychiatric hospital accused of abuse
A federal judge has ordered a children's psychiatric hospital in Chicago, where patients have allegedly been exposed to “rampant” abuse, should continue receiving Medicare and Medicaid funds while the facility gets the chance to argue the federal government did not give the hospital time to correct problems. -
Feds OK to use article about company's bankrutpcy to rescind Obamacare Navigator grant
A federal judge in Chicago recently granted summary judgment in favor of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in a case brought by a company that claimed it had been wrongly stripped of its designation to act as a "Navigator" to help people purchase health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. -
Feds snag $100K deal from defunct Northbrook firm accused of leaving HIPAA records in dumpster
A recent $100,000 settlement with a defunct Northbrook-based record and file storage and disposal firm should put companies dealing in legally protected personal information on notice that the federal government will not allow a business closure to deter it from enforcing HIPAA privacy rules. -
Home health care company MedPro can't sue over Medicare payments suspension, accusations: Judge
A Tinley Park-based home healthcare company can't pursue their fraud claims against a Medicare administrative company that stopped paying them over belief the home healthcare provider had received improper payments, as a federal judge says it hasn't yet exhausted administrative remedies provided to it through Medicare. -
Presence to pay $475K for HIPAA breach; could signal more HIPAA scrutiny for other health care orgs
Chicago-based Presence Health has become the first health care organization penalized for not reporting a HIPAA privacy breach within a 60-day window, as federal regulators slapped the operator of 11 Illinois hospitals with a $475,000 fine. And it could signal greater enforcement actions to come, said an attorney who works with other health care organizations. -
Cook County launches health program for uninsured residents; expects to pay for it from cost savings
Cook County has unveiled a new program officials say will help thousands of uninsured county residents afford health care, providing eligible residents access to primary and specialty care through the Cook County Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS). -
Judge tosses antitrust complaints vs. radiological drug company, others accused of rigging Cook County hospital bids
Nuclear pharmaceuticals company Triad Isotopes and a group of related defendants, who are being sued in federal court over claims they rigged bids to secure Cook County drug contracts, have succeeded in persuading a judge to dismiss three of seven counts against them.
