March 2019

On Wednesday, March 13, 2019, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to discuss a slate of bills, all…

Drug pricing and opioids have remained front and center as the 116th Congress got sworn in and started hosting hearings and…

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Monday, March 11, 2019, a settlement with Medtronic PLC’s Covidien…

Scott Gottlieb, MD, Commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), announced his resignation from his post…

On March 11, 2019, Oregon Attorney General Ellen F. Rosenblum announced a nearly-$1 million settlement ($975,000.00) with Pfizer…

On February 13, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments team held a webinar during which it…

Julie White, MS, CHCP, received the 2019 Distinguished Service award from the Society of Academic Continuing Medical Education…

On Thursday, February 28, 2019, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related…

A corporation, Health Choice Group, has filed more than a dozen False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuits alleging health care fraud on…

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), responsible for advising Congress on Medicare issues, held its January 2019…