Corporate Integrity Agreements Novartis Settlement and Corporate Integrity Agreement Amendment Thomas Sullivan Nov 30, 2015 0 We have previously written about the proposed Novartis AG settlement relating its False Claims Act suit. The suit…
Pharmaceutical and Device Pharmaceutical Pricing – A Reminder of the Value Equation Thomas Sullivan Nov 25, 2015 0 We previously wrote about the actions Congress is taking to "combat rising prescription drug prices," and the rhetoric…
CMS Stage III Meaningful Use CMS Doubles Down as Opposition Mounts Thomas Sullivan Nov 24, 2015 0 Despite Congressional interest in delaying Stage 3 of the electronic health record Meaningful Use program and the AMA…
Congress House E&C Committee Turns Focus to the Regulation of Diagnostic Tests… Thomas Sullivan Nov 23, 2015 0 Background The House Energy & Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee held a hearing on November 17, 2015, to discuss a…
Congress Drug Pricing Forums and Congressional Actions Thomas Sullivan Nov 20, 2015 0 As our readers know, from both their own experience and the articles written on our website, drug pricing is a hot issue right…
Congress Senate Finance Committee Hearing on Physician Owned Distributorships (PODs)… Thomas Sullivan Nov 20, 2015 1 The Senate Finance Committee has been conducting an investigation into Physician Owned Distributorships (PODs), leading…
AMA American Medical Association House of Delegates Joins Prescription Drug… Thomas Sullivan Nov 19, 2015 0 At this week's American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates meeting in Atlanta the AMA adopted recommendations…
Congress The Politics of Drug Pricing Thomas Sullivan Nov 18, 2015 0 The 2016 presidential race is fraught with hot-button issues, with each party and each candidate taking positions on…
DOJ States Target Compounding Pharmacies over Claims to Military Health Program Thomas Sullivan Nov 17, 2015 0 Federal prosecutors in at least four states – Florida, California, Texas, and Mississippi – are ramping up…
ACCME ACCME: Accreditation Rules Safeguard Continuing Medical Education from… Thomas Sullivan Nov 16, 2015 0 Continuing medical education courses have been under attack lately, with skeptical writers making unsubstantiated claims…