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Could the Road to an AKS Violation Be Paved with Good Intentions? Pfizer Asks SCOTUS

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Pfizer manufactures tafamidis (sold under brand names Vyndaqel and Vyndamax), a breakthrough treatment for a rare, progressive heart condition called transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM). If SCOTUS takes up this case, it could have significant and far-reaching implications across the healthcare fraud and abuse landscape. Background.

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Get the 4-1-1 on your 1099s: 5th and 7th Circuits Permit Paying Volume-Based Compensation to Independent Sales Agents

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Seventh Circuit ruling in Sorensen In Sorensen , the government alleged, and the District Court agreed, that Sorensen paid illegal kickbacks to marketing firms based on the number of leads generated and a DME manufacturer based on the percentage of funds collected from Medicare. Medicare or Medicaid). Polin , 194 F.3d 3d 863 (7th Cir.