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HHS Clarifies NPDB Reporting Obligations

Client Alert | 1 min read | 09.24.03

Some health care entities have expressed concern that the National Practitioner Data Bank regulations require health care entities to report adverse actions taken against practitioners to both the NPDB and the applicable State Board of Medical Examiners, while the NPDB Guidebook directs health care entities to report directly to the NPDB first, and then subsequently to send to the State Board the Report Verification Document that the NPDB sends to the plan confirming receipt of the adverse action report in satisfaction of the plan's Board reporting obligation. We requested confirmation of health care entity obligations from the NPDB, and received the attached letter from HRSA Deputy Administrator Cynthia Grubbs in response. The letter confirms the process set forth in the Guidebook, and should provide additional comfort to health care entities who may have been unsure of their obligations.

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 06.03.26

Important EU Court Judgment Clarifies Rules on Interest Due in Cartel Damages Cases

In a judgment that will have direct and immediate consequences, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has clarified that for all competition damages actions brought after 26 December 2014, interest runs from the date on which the harm occurred. The ruling addressed two important questions: (1) whether national provisions implementing Article 3(2) of the EU Damages Directive — which requires interest to run from the date harm occurred —apply to cases in which the harm preceded the adoption of those provisions; and (2) how the date of harm should be determined in cartel cases involving the purchase of goods at inflated prices....