CMS 2020 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Includes Changes to the Open…
On July 29, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that includes proposals to update…
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July 2019
CMS Proposed Rule Would Expedite Part D Prior Authorization Requirements
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently published a proposed rule entitled Secure Electronic Prior…
DOJ Brings Enforcement Actions Against Hospitals For Kickbacks Related to…
The US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently charged Wheeling Hospital, Inc., located in Wheeling, West Virginia, with violations…
CMS Primary Care First Model to Launch Early 2020
Primary Care First is a set of voluntary five-year payment model options that reward value and quality by offering payment model…
13th Annual Forum on Transparency and Aggregate Spend
The Thirteenth Annual Forum on Transparency and Aggregate Spend will take place August 12th through 14th, 2019, at the Ritz…
Mallinckrodt Sues CMS and HHS Over Rebates
Recently, a subsidiary of Mallinckrodt PLC, Mallinckrodt ARD LLC, filed a lawsuit against the United States Department of Health…
Bipartisan Bill Likely to Be Drafted and Introduced to Lower Prescription…
The bipartisan duo of Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) – the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance…
GSK Modifies Ethics-Based Representative Compensation
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been known to have some of the strictest pay rules in the pharmaceutical industry, due at least in part…
CMS Seeks Patient Input Over Paperwork Initiative
The United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking new ideas on how…
Trump Signs Executive Order Focused on Health Care Transparency
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order focused on increasing transparency around the cost and quality of health care.…