Healthcare Deals This Week: Merck, Sofinnova, Lilly
Merck and Eli Lilly announced billion-dollar transactions set to give them an in on new treatments. Pfizer was victorious after beating out GLP-1 maker Novo Nordisk in a battle for Metsera. Law360 looks at the big deals from the past week.
Doctors, Lawmakers Fight Downcoding, Citing Patient Harm
Healthcare providers are sounding the alarm on automated downcoding, an aggressive cost-saving strategy by health insurers. While health plans say downward coding combats improper upcoding, the issue has the attention of state lawmakers and triggered a lawsuit against UnitedHealthcare.
Feds Look To 'False Certification' FCA Strategy
Prosecutors shifted strategy in a kickback case against a biotech giant. FCA attorneys are closely watching the Regeneron case for clues on how the DOJ will establish causation in a growing number of states implicated by recent circuit court rulings.
Healthcare Deals This Week: Merck, Sofinnova, Lilly
Merck and Eli Lilly announced billion-dollar transactions set to give them an in on new treatments. Pfizer was victorious after beating out GLP-1 maker Novo Nordisk in a battle for Metsera. Law360 looks at the big deals from the past week.
Doctors, Lawmakers Fight Downcoding, Citing Patient Harm
Healthcare providers are sounding the alarm on automated downcoding, an aggressive cost-saving strategy by health insurers. While health plans say downward coding combats improper upcoding, the issue has the attention of state lawmakers and triggered a lawsuit against UnitedHealthcare.
Feds Look To 'False Certification' FCA Strategy
Prosecutors shifted strategy in a kickback case against a biotech giant. FCA attorneys are closely watching the Regeneron case for clues on how the DOJ will establish causation in a growing number of states implicated by recent circuit court rulings.
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