November 2016

We previously wrote about the updated version of the 21st Century Cures bill – one that we, along with many others, thought would…

When lawmakers head back to Washington, D.C. this week, one of the votes they have ahead of themselves is the 21st Century Cures…

In its final MACRA rule, CMS significantly revamped the physician pay rule to make it easy for physicians to avoid penalties and…

In early October, Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a “series of efforts to combat heroin and opioid addiction throughout…

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a settlement with Tenet Healthcare Corporation and several subsidiaries,…

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission meets publicly in Washington, D.C. to discuss various Medicare issues and policy…

The FDA OPDP issued enforcement letters have been on a steep decline since 2010. This article examines the numbers of OPDP letters…

On October 27, 2016, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission’s (MACPAC) October public meeting, the Commission…

Increasingly creative methods are being used by big pharma to increase sales. Drug manufacturers are donating billions of dollars…

Recently, the ranking members of the Judiciary and Finance Committees, Senators Patrick Leahy and Ron Wyden, respectively, raised…