August 2016

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) held an International Convention in San Francisco June 6 – 9, 2016. This year, the…

As we have repeatedly reported, the proposed MACRA regulation offers what appears to be one of the most significant changes in…

We frequently write about the transparency requirements found in the United States Physician Payments Sunshine Act and the…

Recently, we were treated to a series of articles by ProPublica promoting the nefarious physician and hospital ties with industry.…

(Picture from ProPublica Dollars for Doctors) The release in late June of the Open Payments data for 2015, received very…

In July 2016, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones reached a $30 million settlement with pharmaceutical company…

The American Academy of Family Physicians recently approved measures that will simplify CME requirements for Academy members.…

Last month, the cover of BusinessWeek featured an article, How Big Pharma Uses Charity Programs to Cover for Drug Price Hikes,…

On Tuesday, August 2, 2016, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted a Special Open Door Forum. The Special…

CMS wants to pay practices a monthly fee to manage care for as many as 25 million patients in the agency's largest-ever plan to…