Executive Branch Prices Testifies On Proposed Budget Cuts Thomas Sullivan Jul 12, 2017 0 We continue to follow the President’s budgets with potential cuts to the NIH and possible legislation to address drug prices. With…
Congress Some Programs Entirely Eliminated Under 2018 Budget Proposal Thomas Sullivan Jul 11, 2017 0 President Trump’s released his fiscal year 2018 budget. Many are opining that the projected spending cuts across the government…
State Policy The Ohio “Drug Price Relief Act” Has Some Enemies Thomas Sullivan Jul 10, 2017 0 In November 2017, the state of Ohio will have a proposed statute included on the ballot for voters to approve, known as the “Ohio…
Executive Branch President’s Opioid Commission Held First Meeting Thomas Sullivan Jul 7, 2017 0 On June 16, 2017, the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and Opioid Crisis held its first meeting to discuss ways…
Affordable Care Act Comparison of House v. Senate Health Care Draft Bills Thomas Sullivan Jul 6, 2017 0 A topic of much discussion, but few solutions, has been healthcare in America. President Donald Trump was supposedly elected, in…
MedPAC MedPAC Takes Anti-Pod Stance Thomas Sullivan Jul 5, 2017 0 The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released its annual Report to the Congress on Medicare and the Health Care…
CMS CMS Releases 2016 Open Payments Data Thomas Sullivan Jul 3, 2017 0 2016 Open Payments Data was released on Friday, June 30, 2017. In 2016, the total dollar amount of payments totaled $8.18 billion.…
MACRA RAND Releases Study on MACRA Implementation Thomas Sullivan Jun 30, 2017 0 According to a RAND study in Health Affairs, MACRA will slow the rate of growth for the program's spending on physician services,…
Life Science Compliance Update The 21st Century Cures Act: Is It Worth the Cost for Lifesciences? Thomas Sullivan Jun 30, 2017 0 The 21st Century Cures Act (“Act”), which provides substantial funding for medical research, seeks to alleviate the regulatory…
Pharmaceutical and Device Chicago Releases Pharmaceutical Representative Disclosure Log Draft Thomas Sullivan Jun 29, 2017 0 The City of Chicago recently released a draft of the disclosure log pharmaceutical representatives will be expected to use to keep…