American Conference Institute's 3rd Annual Conference on Women Leaders in...
Last year, more than 150 industry leaders gathered in Boston to increase the prominence of women in the life sciences legal community through substantive legal discussion, professional development and...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Adopts a Limited Implied Certification Theory of FCA...
On June 16, 2016, in the closely watched False Claims Act (FCA) case, Universal Health Services, Inc. v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court upheld the validity of the implied...
View ArticleMedicare Secondary Payer: Issues and Best Practices for the Defense
Medicare Secondary Payer liability places a range of burdens on pharmaceutical, medical device and other defendants following a plaintiff’s verdict or settlement. Not only can companies find themselves...
View ArticleWhere Was This Made? Country of Origin Issues for Pharmaceutical & Medical...
Drug and device manufacturers often struggle to correctly determine their products’ “country of origin” thanks to ever-changing global supply chains and the fact that different government agencies...
View ArticleThink Differently. 3D Printing - Will Regulatory Pathways and Reimbursement...
The increasing popularity of 3D printing is changing the future of health care far more dramatically than we would have ever imagined. Currently the FDA has approved one 3D printed drug, and cleared no...
View ArticleTop 10 Product Liability Issues Webinar
Litigation funding. Off-label promotion. Parallel government investigations. Preemption. Litigation tourism. Product liability litigation is ever-evolving, and the plaintiffs’ bar continually adapts...
View ArticleCMS Still Finding Its Way Through Significant Medicare Appeals Backlog –...
In the proposed rule, CMS focuses on taking administrative actions to alleviate the backlog, including introducing the concept of precedential decisions, delegating certain administrative law judge...
View ArticleCMS Proposes Sweeping 'Episode Payment Models' for Cardiac Care, Hip/Femur...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced proposals for three new “episode payment models” that, like the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model, would mandate...
View ArticleGame-Changing PAMA Rule Sets off Major Payment Shifts for Lab Tests
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published a major final rule that will base Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule (CLFS) reimbursement on private insurance payment...
View ArticleOut-of-Network Payment Disputes for Health Care Providers
This webinar will review state laws and pending litigation addressing the extent to which providers can waive or discount these cost-share amounts for out-of-network patients, and how plans are...
View ArticleHIPAA Compliance Updates – What You Need to Know
This webinar will focus on general updates regarding HIPAA compliance for covered entities (particularly, health care providers) and business associates.
View ArticleCMS Issues Sweeping Final Rule, Significantly Changing the Requirements for...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued its first major update to the requirements of participation for long-term care (LTC) facilities participating in the Medicare and...
View ArticlePick a Lane: CMS Finalizes Two-Track System to Implement Significant Changes...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized sweeping reforms of the Medicare physician fee schedule (MPFS) update framework, as mandated by Congress last year. While CMS...
View ArticleOvercoming the Hurdles of Health Care Transactions
The health care industry continues to be among the hottest sectors for mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other transactions. Health reform, new payment models and reimbursement pressures are...
View ArticleLife Sciences Compliance Boot Camp
Marilyn Moberg, vice chair of Reed Smith’s Life Sciences Health Industry Group, will present on “Key Privacy Considerations for Any Life Sciences Compliance Program” at ACI’s Life Sciences Compliance...
View ArticleEight Named to Virginia Business 2016 Legal Elite
Global law firm, Reed Smith, is pleased to announce that eight of its lawyers have been selected for inclusion in the 2016 edition of Virginia Business 2016 Legal Elite. Grayson Hanes is listed for...
View ArticleThe “French Bribery Act” that is soon to be enacted
The last version of the “French Bribery Act” gives more shape to the new provisions of the law and confirms that it contemplates to substantially change the legal anti-corruption scope in France.
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