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…
Accountable Care Organizations Accountable Care Organizations Prove They are Here to Stay Thomas Sullivan Nov 13, 2015 0 One of the key missions of the Affordable Care Act is to slow the rising cost of health care. The Obama administration…
CMS 2016 Physician Fee Schedule: Includes Changes on Self-Referral Rules,… Thomas Sullivan Nov 12, 2015 0 Earlier this year, we wrote about the proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. In the proposed rule, CMS sought comment…
Compliance HHS OIG Enforcement Actions on the Horizon Utilizing Open Payments, Advises… Thomas Sullivan Nov 11, 2015 0 Pharmaceutical and device companies can expect federal agencies to begin pursuing enforcement actions against companies…
CMS 2016 Data Collection and Submittal Changes under the Open Payments System Thomas Sullivan Nov 10, 2015 0 A representative of the Open Payments Team at CMS, hosted a Webinar on Thursday, October 29, 2015 about Open Payments…
Government Agencies Court Strikes Down HRSA’s 340B Orphan Drug Policy, Again Thomas Sullivan Nov 9, 2015 0 In October, a federal court struck down a Health Resources and Services Administration 340B orphan drug policy (the…
Congress Both Houses of Congress Investigating Prescription Drug Prices Thomas Sullivan Nov 6, 2015 0 There have been numerous media reports referencing dramatic drug price increases after the acquisition or merger of…