May 2017

We continue to monitor the CMS hospital quality star ratings on its Hospital Compare website. The overall star ratings are based…

Since 2014, the American Hospital Association (AHA) has been in court with HHS regarding HHS’ failure to meet statutorily-imposed…

In a recent letter to the CMS Administrator, Republican Senators highlighted specific policy recommendations they would like to…

As we noted in last month’s issue, the FDA issued a slew of last-minute Obama Administration guidances. Overlooked among all the…

As we previously reported, the CHRONIC Care Act of 2017 was introduced by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch and…

On December 7, 2016, the HHS Office of the Inspector General ("OIG") approved new safe harbors to the federal anti-kickback…

In February, the Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint in federal district court charging Shire ViroPharma Inc. with…

You’d think, from listening to politicians and news anchors, that the cost of prescription drugs is the highest it has ever been,…

Life sciences compliance departments are under constant pressure to roll out updated and comprehensive training that addresses a…

In 2012, FDA instituted a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) for extended-release and long-acting (ER/LA) opioids that…