CMS OIG Raises Concerns Regarding Accuracy of New Clinical Laboratory Payment… Thomas Sullivan Mar 16, 2017 0 In early October, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report monitoring the progress made by the Centers for Medicare…
Medicare MedPAC Considers Revised Approaches to Part B Drug Payment Thomas Sullivan Mar 15, 2017 0 In mid-January, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) met and discussed a revised approach to clinician payment for…
CMS CMS Releases Report on Drug Rebates Thomas Sullivan Mar 14, 2017 0 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a new report highlighting the growth in rebates from drug…
Anti Kickback Healthcare Providers Accused of $100 Million Kickback Scheme Thomas Sullivan Mar 13, 2017 0 A dozen doctors, pharmacy owners, and marketing professionals have been accused of being involved in a sham medical…
Anti Kickback Sanofi Settles Vaccine Antitrust Dispute Thomas Sullivan Mar 10, 2017 0 Sanofi Pasteur Inc., has agreed to pay $61.5 million in a five-year long class action brought by doctors alleging that the drug…
Uncategorized Trump Meets with Pharma Execs, Lays Out Vision Thomas Sullivan Mar 9, 2017 0 Less than two weeks into his presidency, Donald Trump met with several leaders of pharmaceutical companies. During his campaign,…
Compliance Former Tenet Healthcare Executive Charged Thomas Sullivan Mar 8, 2017 0 John Holland, former senior executive of Tenet Healthcare Corporation, was recently indicted for his alleged role in a $400…
CMS CMS Rule Could Result in More Lawsuits Thomas Sullivan Mar 7, 2017 0 A rule released earlier this year by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) may lead to an increase in cases…
State Policy Update: Connecticut APRN Reporting Policy Thomas Sullivan Mar 7, 2017 0 Last month, we wrote about the Connecticut APRN policy that is starting to come to fruition. As we noted, the dates of reporting…
Clinical Research ASCO Removes Restrictions on Researchers’ Conflict of Interest Thomas Sullivan Mar 6, 2017 0 The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has removed all restrictions on author relationships previously in the 2013…