MACRA Categories and Codes in CMS Proposed Fee Schedule
In the 2018 proposed Medicare Fee Schedule rule, CMS reviews MACRA patient relationship categories and codes, their development…
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2017
Deep Dive Into Proposed MACRA Rule
As we recently reported, CMS published their proposed rule to update the MACRA Quality Payment Program (QPP). The QPP is a part of…
EU Court Issues Over-Reaching Ruling on Vaccines
In June 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that courts may consider vaccines to be the cause of an illness,…
FDA Issues Two Proposed Studies on Disclosures for Advertising
Last month, the FDA issued two proposed studies on disclosures for advertising: one for general advertising and another for…
AbbVie Found Liable for Misrepresentation in AndroGel Case
In July 2017, a Chicago jury found AbbVie Inc. guilty of fraudulently misrepresenting the risks of its testosterone replacement…
McCaskill Opioid Investigation Expanding
United States Senator Claire McCaskill recently announced that she is expanding her wide-ranging investigation into the causes of…
US Senate Passes FDA User Fees, Right to Try and Opioid Legislation
After many months of debate, both chambers of Congress passed the FDA User Fee Package. This comes after the Senate passed its…
Celgene Settles Cancer Drug Whistleblower Suit
Celgene Corporation has settled a whistleblower lawsuit for $280 million, alleging that the pharmaceutical company committed fraud…
Opioid Commission Interim Report – Calls for Mandatory CME for Opioid…
The White House’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis (Opioid Commission) has issued an interim report,…
Mallinckrodt Settles Anti-Competitive Practices Suit
Mallinckrodt and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently agreed to settle allegations of raising drug prices and engaging in…