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Australia: Health Alert (Australia) - 13 May 2013 - DLA Piper Australia

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:02:56 GMT

The alert includes links to recent judgments, legislation, reports and media releases relating to the health industry,

United States: IRS, Treasury Department Issue Proposed Rules Governing Minimum Value, Affordability, And Wellness Programs - Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A key policy goal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is the expansion of health insurance coverage to all Americans.

United States: Mississippi CON Report - May 2013 - Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A summary of the Mississippi CON Report.

United States: The Push For Nurse-To-Patient Ratio Laws Expands - Littler Mendelson

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:04:40 GMT

A discussion which looks at the passing of legislation mandating that a certain number of nurses be staffed for every patient, in a number of U.S. states.

China: Regulation Of Medical Advertisements - Clyde & Co

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:13:41 GMT

With over 1.35 billion people, healthcare in China is already a huge, and growing, market..

Australia: Budget wins for the health sector - Norton Rose Australia

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:10:02 GMT

The 2013 Budget papers suggest that the Health sector will face significant growth and require increased expenditure.

United States: Supreme Court Holds That Exhaustion Doctrine Does Not Permit Purchasers Of Patented Biotechnology To Make New Copies Of The Invention - WilmerHale

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:09:01 GMT

In a unanimous decision, the United States Supreme Court held that purchasers of soybeans containing patented biotechnology cannot plant them to produce a new crop without the permission of the patent holder.

United States: CMS Delays Edits To Deny Claims When Ordering/Referring Provider Not Enrolled In Medicare And Issues Proposed Rule On Enrollment Restrictions - McDermott Will & Emery

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:49:22 GMT

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services temporarily delayed the implementation of edits relating to ordering/referring practitioners that were scheduled to go into effect May 1, 2013, and issued a proposed rule with revisions to its enrollment regulations.

United States: An Overview Of Proposed Rule On Community Health Needs Assessments - Cozen O'Connor

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:20:55 GMT

The Internal Revenue Service has recently officially issued the proposed regulations addressing the requirement under Section 501(r)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that tax-exempt hospitals conduct community health needs assessments.

United Kingdom: Clinical Trials To Be Exempt From Patent Infringement - Charles Russell LLP

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:14:08 GMT

Following publication of the results of the Intellectual Property Office’s consultation on the subject, the Government has announced that the Patents Act shall be amended.

United Kingdom: Court Of Justice Clarifies Meaning Of Medical Device - Charles Russell LLP

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:14:02 GMT

In the case "Brain Products GmbH v BioSemi VOF" the Court of Justice for the European Union has clarified the meaning of ‘medical device’.

United Kingdom: High Court Finds Patent For United Kingdom’s Most Successful Anti-Malarial Drug Invalid - Charles Russell LLP

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:13:59 GMT

In the case of "Glenmark Generics Limited & others v The Wellcome Foundation Limited and Glaxo Group Ltd" the High Court has found that Wellcome's patent for the anti-malarial drug Malarone is invalid and hence should be revoked.

United States: Federal Circuit Upholds One Claim Covering Combigan - Foley & Lardner

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:11:54 GMT

A discussion on a case which illustrates the potential value of pursuing a variety of claims that focus on different aspects of the same invention.

United States: Food, Drug & Device Law Alert - FDA Issues Proposed Rule To Allow Use Of Stand-Alone Symbols On Medical Device Labels - Barnes & Thornburg

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:00:09 GMT

The FDA recently issued a proposed rule to allow the use of stand-alone symbols on the labels of medical devices.

United Arab Emirates: Libyan Infrastructure Sector - Clyde & Co

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:08:48 GMT

Given the current situation in Libya, consultants, contractors and developers of infrastructure projects should continue to focus their attention on future opportunities in the country.

United States: CMS Issues FY 2014 Medicare SNF PPS Proposed Rule - Reed Smith

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:43:09 GMT

On May 6, 2013, CMS published a proposed rule to update Medicare skilled nursing facility PPS rates for FY 2014 and make other updates to SNF reimbursement policy.

United States: This Week Is National Nurses Week - Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:14:10 GMT

This week we celebrate National Nurses Week.

Finland: The Finnish Biobank Act Setting New Standards For Research Use Of Samples Of Human Origin - Hannes Snellman

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:12:16 GMT

The Finnish Biobank Act will enter into force on 1 September 2013.

United States: Health Care Reform Implementation Update - May 6, 2013 - Cozen O'Connor

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:33:21 GMT

A summary of the most recent health care reform implementation updates.

United States: OIG Releases Updated Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol - Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

On April 17, 2013, the Office of Inspector General ("OIG") of the United States Department of Health and Human Services released a revised Self-Disclosure Protocol that updates previous guidance for how health care providers can voluntarily disclose and resolve instances of potential fraud involving Federal health care programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.

United States: Weekly Washington Healthcare Update - May 6, 2013 - McGuireWoods LLP

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:22:41 GMT

A list of the most recent healthcare updates.

United States: New Rule Ups The Ante For Medicare Fraud Whistleblowers - Littler Mendelson

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:16:54 GMT

Blowing the whistle on Medicare fraud may become dramatically more lucrative.

United States: What’s Next For Graduate Medical Education Accreditation? One System - Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:23:33 GMT

Graduate medical education programs and residents should be getting used to change by now.

Canada: Authorized Generics In The Hypothetical World Of Generic Damages - Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:54:51 GMT

Canada, as in other jurisdictions, links drug marketing approval with patent rights.

Canada: An End To Generic Claims For Innovator Profits - Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:54:44 GMT

Until January 2013, the law of generic claims under section 8 of the Patent Medicines Regulations differed depending on the court chosen by the generic.