ACCME ACCME Introduces Guidance for CME Providers on MEDTECH, APACMed and China… Thomas Sullivan Nov 30, 2017 0 Recently, MedTech Europe, the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), and the Asia Pacific Medical Technology…
CMS Hospitals and Health Systems Sue CMS Over 340B Provisions Thomas Sullivan Nov 29, 2017 0 Three hospital groups, along with three health systems, have filed suit against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)…
Congress McCaskill Files Amendment to Eliminate Marketing Tax Deduction Thomas Sullivan Nov 28, 2017 0 Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri recently filed an amendment to the tax bill to eliminate the deduction for pharmaceutical…
Events The Summit on Controlled Substances – Regulation, Litigation, and… Thomas Sullivan Nov 28, 2017 0 The American Conference Institute is proud to host the inaugural Summit on Controlled Substances - Regulation, Litigation, and…
Conflict of Interest Vermont AG Probing Pharma and Physician Relationships Thomas Sullivan Nov 27, 2017 0 The Vermont attorney general is investigating the extent to which drug and device makers may have violated state law by giving…
Opioids Urine Testing: The Next Shoe to Drop? Thomas Sullivan Nov 22, 2017 0 Opioids have been a topic of discussion for months now, and every week it seems as though a new company or individual is in hot…
Drug Prices ICER Expanding Probe Thomas Sullivan Nov 21, 2017 0 A nonprofit group, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER), recently received a three-year $13.9 million grant from…
Physician Payment Disclosure Could MIPS Data Be Used Against Physicians? Thomas Sullivan Nov 20, 2017 0 One of the major changes thanks to MACRA and its associated Quality Payment Program (QPP) is the creation of MIPS, of the…
BioSimilar FDA Approves Sixth United States Biosimilar Thomas Sullivan Nov 17, 2017 0 Recently, the FDA announced that it approved Boehringer Ingelheim’s Cyltezo (adalimumab-adbm), the second biosimilar to AbbVie’s…
CMS CMS RFI Issued Regarding CMMI and Payment Models Thomas Sullivan Nov 16, 2017 0 In September, CMS issued a "request for information" (RFI) to solicit new ideas that will revamp CMS' Center for Medicare and…