Congress Senators McCain and Grassley Request HHS for Approval of Importation of… Thomas Sullivan Dec 3, 2015 0 As the controversy over drug pricing continues to heat up, Senators Chuck Grassley and John McCain have started to place…
FDA FDA Agency Update December 2015 Thomas Sullivan Dec 3, 2015 0 As 2015 comes to a close for the FDA, it remains an agency in transition. The agency should soon see a new commissioner…
Congress Senate Finance Committee Releases Results of Investigation Into Gilead’s… Thomas Sullivan Dec 2, 2015 0 Senate Finance Committee Ranking Minority Member Ron Wyden and Republican member Charles Grassley released the results…
Medical Journals Study Explores Lack of Sunshine Act Guidance From Professional Medical… Thomas Sullivan Dec 1, 2015 0 As with any large piece of legislation, the Sunshine Act (Open Payments) has conjured up a wide variety of reactions, including…
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…