2018

During the January meeting of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), staff and Commissioners discussed the Merit-based…

On October 27, 2017, CMS issued a draft Survey and Certification Memo (S & C Memo) in which it announced its intention to…

With the opioid crisis rapidly gaining steam, we are starting to see some of the legal ramifications from the overprescribing of…

The issue of substandard and counterfeit medicines has been known for some time. Since it is not often discussed openly, it is…

In AARP vs. EEOC, U.S. District Court Judge John D. Bates granted a motion by AARP to vacate the EEOC’s current wellness…

Immediately before the government shutdown, the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee held a markup to advance three health care…

In May 2018, the new European Union (“EU”) General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) will replace the familiar Data Protection…

A new gender wage gap has been found. A recent study suggests that male physicians in the United States took in more money from…

When we first introduced the FCPA Pilot Program in the June 2016 issue, we noted the uncertainties of outcomes for companies who…

Fewer than one in four physicians feel they are prepared to meet requirements under the CMS’ Quality Payment Program (QPP), a new…