HHS Releases Regulations on Alternative Pay Models in Last Weeks of Current…
Despite Republicans’ call for a suspension on new rules, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) pushed regulations…
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2017
Maintaining Independence & Objectivity – OIG Releases New IRO…
The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General has released new guidance on an important topic, Independent Review…
FDA Seeking Comments on Direct to Consumer Advertising Proposed Research
On January 4, 2017, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a Notice in the Federal Register, requesting…
OIG Report Addresses High Federal Spending on Catastrophic Part D Coverage
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) today released a report examining federal…
Feeling Needy: The Why, What and How of Needs Assessments
Given trade association guidance and recent government involvement in life sciences transactions, this article emphasizes the…
A Review of CMS’ Hospital Compare Website
As we reported, in July CMS released its first-ever hospital quality star ratings on its Hospital Compare website. The overall…
Analysis Shows Health Care Cost Predictions Grossly Incorrect
The Partnership for Health Analytics Research (PHAR, LLC), a leading health services research consultancy, recently conducted a…
The Future of CMMIs
The Affordable Care Act and the Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) provided the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…
Former Tuomey CEO Settles with DOJ for $1 Million
In fall 2016, the Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a settlement agreement with Ralph J. Cox, III, the former CEO for Tuomey…
Trump CMS Administrator Has Work Cut Out for Her
As we previously announced, President Elect Donald Trump plans to nominate Seema Verma, a private health policy consultant, to…