Healthcare Reform Alliance for Health Reform: Briefing on Individual Health Care Market Thomas Sullivan Jun 12, 2017 0 On Friday, May 5, 2017, the Alliance for Health Reform held a briefing “The Individual Market at a Crossroads: Health Insurance in…
Congress FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs to Undergo Realignment Thomas Sullivan Jun 9, 2017 0 In a March hearing before the House Energy & Commerce Committee, FDA’s Jeffery Shuren announced the FDA’s Office of Regulatory…
Academic Detailing AccessRx FAQs Posted on DC Department of Health Website Thomas Sullivan Jun 8, 2017 0 In April 2017, the Department of Health (DOH) in the District of Columbia (D.C.) quietly posted Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)…
State Policy Nevada, Round Two – Price and Non Profit Transparency Bill Added… Thomas Sullivan Jun 7, 2017 0 Some of our loyal readers may remember an article we ran last week about the Nevada state legislature passing one of the country’s…
Congress Senate HELP Committee Advances FDARA Thomas Sullivan Jun 6, 2017 0 On Thursday, May 11, 2017, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee advanced an amended version of the…
Pharmaceutical and Device PhRMA Expels Members from Its Ranks Thomas Sullivan Jun 5, 2017 0 Recently, industry group Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) expelled twenty-two members who did not meet…
Drug Prices Maryland Law to Restrict Generic Drug Price Increases Thomas Sullivan Jun 2, 2017 0 Late last week, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan allowed a law targeted at preventing generic drug prices from increasing by too…
State Policy Nevada Is Latest State to Enter Pharma Regulation Thomas Sullivan Jun 1, 2017 0 Democrats in Nevada’s state senate are posturing that they have passed one of the country’s strongest pharma transparency bills…
CMS CMS Hospital Quality Star Ratings Update Thomas Sullivan May 31, 2017 2 We continue to monitor the CMS hospital quality star ratings on its Hospital Compare website. The overall star ratings are based…
HHS Medicare Backlog Must Be Fixed Thomas Sullivan May 30, 2017 0 Since 2014, the American Hospital Association (AHA) has been in court with HHS regarding HHS’ failure to meet statutorily-imposed…