CMS “Open” Payments Portal Not So Open Thomas Sullivan Mar 27, 2017 0 Last Friday, several of our readers emailed us last week to let us know that they were having difficulty with logging in and…
Uncategorized Deloitte Survey on Value-Based Care Thomas Sullivan Mar 24, 2017 0 We have written for years about the transition in health care from volume-based to value-based payment models. But the process has…
Compliance Fourth Due Diligence Summit for Life Sciences Thomas Sullivan Mar 24, 2017 0 The 4th Due Diligence Summit for Life Sciences, taking place on May 18 and 19 of this year in Boston, Massachusetts at the Hyatt…
Congress Will Trump Repeal Medical Device Taxes? Thomas Sullivan Mar 23, 2017 0 Part of President Obama’s landmark health care bill, the Affordable Care Act, imposed a federal tax on medical devices. That tax…
CMS CMS Delays New Bundled Payments Model Thomas Sullivan Mar 22, 2017 0 In late-February, we reported that CMS had recently finalized new Innovation Center models. However, now, in an interim rule, CMS…
Life Science Compliance Update Using the Crystal Ball: What Does the Future Hold for Life Science… Thomas Sullivan Mar 22, 2017 0 Recently, as part of the course Legal Compliance Essentials for Drug, Device and Biotech Companies, Mitchell Hamline Law…
FDA Dr. Janet Woodcock on the Opioid Epidemic Thomas Sullivan Mar 21, 2017 0 The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) offers a podcast series, known as the Director’s Corner, that features the…
CMS 2016-2025 Projections of National Health Expenditures Data Released Thomas Sullivan Mar 20, 2017 0 National health expenditure is expected to grow an average of 5.6% annually from 2016 through 2025, according to a report…
Compliance Accountability: The shifting landscape of compliance responsibilities Thomas Sullivan Mar 20, 2017 0 The meaning of effectiveness of healthcare compliance programs has shifted in recent years. This article examines that…
Drug Prices Op-Ed in The Hill on Allowing Medicare to Directly Negotiate Drug Prices Thomas Sullivan Mar 17, 2017 0 Dr.Rafael Fonseca, a Chair of the Department of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona and Distinguished Mayo Investigator,…