Key Takeaways: In a rare unfavorable advisory opinion, OIG concluded that certain sign-on bonuses for home care workers are a risk under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, despite historical […]
Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Law Restricting Gender-Affirming Care for Minors and Concludes Its Ruling Does Not Bear on Employment-Related Precedent
In United States v. Skrmetti, the U.S. Supreme Court found that a Tennessee law prohibiting certain medical treatments for transgender minors did not violate the Equal Protection Clause […]
‘Blanket HIPAA-Based Objection’ Doesn’t Shield Agency From Disclosing Gender-Affirming Care Info, Court Says
A Missouri appellate court ruled that Planned Parenthood must turn over documents sought by the state for gender affirming health care services for youth, rejecting the lower court’s […]
State Appellate Court Revives Wrongful Death Suit, Expert’s Testimony on Doctor’s Standard of Care
A Missouri appellate court revived a wrongful death suit against a group of cardiologists, finding the plaintiff’s expert testimony was erroneously struck based on rendering his opinion based […]
8th Circuit Sends Privacy Action Against Health Care Provider to State Court
A privacy suit accusing one of the state of Missouri’s largest health care providers of secretly transmitting personal health information to third parties is heading back to a […]