CMS Seeking Input on Stark Law Regulatory Impact and Burden
Recently, on June 20, 2018, the United States Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Request for Information…
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June 2018
Pharmacy Benefit Managers: States Put the Middlemen on the Run –…
As the federal government continues talking on ways it could address drug costs for tomorrow, state legislatures are acting to…
House Passes Sweeping Bi-Partisan Opioid Legislation CBO Outlines the Cost
Late last week, the US House of Representatives passed a series of bipartisans bills and combined them into one large bill to…
FDA Prepares for OND Modernization
On Friday, May 4, 2018, United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, discussed plans to…
Health Canada Takes on Opioid Transparency – Notice of Intent to…
In the United States, the need for transparency when it comes to prescribing opioids has been a topic of discussion for months…
Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction…
A federal trial jury recently convicted a Texas man of conspiracy to commit wire fraud due to his role in an elaborate,…
Purdue Pharma Battling More States Over Opioid Crisis
Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma has been in the hot seat when it comes to the opioid crisis, as some feel that the company…
Twitter Holds Conversation on Opioids with Surgeon General, Members of…
Recently, Twitter D.C. and the Republican Main Street Partnership hosted a live conversation on Twitter on combating the opioid…
Is HHS Committed to Lowering Drug Prices?
On Tuesday, June 12, 2018, United States Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar appeared before the United States…
Nevada’s First Report on Compensation & Samples Distributed by…
The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) released the “Senate Bill 539 Report: Compensation and Samples…