Media Dollars for Doc’s Media Bomb – Examples of Expanding a Story on Hospitals Thomas Sullivan Aug 10, 2016 0 (Picture from ProPublica Dollars for Doctors) The release in late June of the Open Payments data for 2015, received very…
Uncategorized Bristol-Myers Squibb Settles with California Insurance Commissioner Thomas Sullivan Aug 9, 2016 0 In July 2016, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones reached a $30 million settlement with pharmaceutical company…
CME AAFP Revises CME Requirement Thomas Sullivan Aug 8, 2016 0 The American Academy of Family Physicians recently approved measures that will simplify CME requirements for Academy members.…
Prescription Drug Prices Why Bad News Is Not Always Bad Thomas Sullivan Aug 5, 2016 0 Last month, the cover of BusinessWeek featured an article, How Big Pharma Uses Charity Programs to Cover for Drug Price Hikes,…
CMS CMS Hosts Special Open Door Forum Thomas Sullivan Aug 4, 2016 1 On Tuesday, August 2, 2016, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted a Special Open Door Forum. The Special…
CMS CMS Comprehensive Primary Care Plus Initiative CPC+ Thomas Sullivan Aug 3, 2016 0 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…
DOJ Largest Medicare/Medicaid Fraud Takedown in History Thomas Sullivan Aug 2, 2016 1 The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that it is charging hundreds of individuals across the country with committing…
Uncategorized What You Don’t Know About AMP Can Hurt You: PART 1 – In the Beginning Thomas Sullivan Aug 2, 2016 0 Since the US Government uses AMP to set Medicaid rebates, as well as the Medicaid Federal Upper Limit (FUL), it is vital the…
Guidelines PhRMA and BIO Release Drug Maker Communication Guidelines Thomas Sullivan Aug 1, 2016 0 On Wednesday, July 27, 2016, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) and the Biotechnology Innovation…
Pharmaceutical and Device Ubl Gets Personal, Lays Out Vision for Future of PhRMA Thomas Sullivan Jul 29, 2016 0 PhRMA President and CEO Steve Ubl recently joined the Medium blogging website and penned his first post, "Health Care Veteran…