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December 2015
FDA DSCSA Implementation: Product Tracing Requirements for Dispensers –…
The Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) requires most of the entities along the drug supply chain--from manufacturers…
CMS and HHS-OIG Release Stark Law Practice Waivers for ACO’s
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a final rule…
Unintended Consequences of Transparency – Creating Confusion
A new study, published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, found that the recent transparency effort…
Medicare Releases Drug Data to the Public: Medicare Drug Spending Dashboard…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) made drug cost data public for forty drugs administered by…
Sanofi Genzyme Merger Shows Future Value May Not Be All It’s Made out to Be
Merger and acquisition agreements are known to have many moving parts, and it is not uncommon for merger/acquisition…
CMS Annual Recovery Audit Report 2015
We have previously written about the Medicare Recovery Audit (RAC) program. In previous years, they reviewed million of…
PhRMA Disowns Companies Like Valeant and Turing
CEO of Turing has more on his plate today than ever before, as Martin Shkreli was arrested for securities violations.…
AMA Adds Twenty Schools to Their Accelerating Change in Medical Education…
With medicine and health care delivery in the United States constantly changing in new and exciting ways, the American…
HHS OIG Modifies Advisory Opinion on Patient Assistance Programs
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released a modification of…