Congress Senate Finance Committee Releases Proposed Drug Pricing Legislation Thomas Sullivan Sep 30, 2019 0 On September 25, 2019, the Senate Finance Committee, led by Chairman Chuck Grassley, released the text of its long-awaited bill…
CMS CMS to Update Hospital Star Rating Methodology by 2021 Thomas Sullivan Sep 27, 2019 0 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced that it will use its oft maligned “latent variable” methodology…
CMS White House Proposes Data at the Point of Care Thomas Sullivan Sep 26, 2019 0 A few months ago, at the Blue Button Developers Conference held at the White House, CMS announced plans to further the mission of…
DTC UK PMCPA Cites Several Pharma Manufacturers for Misleading Ads Thomas Sullivan Sep 25, 2019 0 Following a review of pharmaceutical advertising, the UK’s Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority (“PMCPA”) cited…
HHS-OIG Medicare Part D Still Paying for Medicare Part A Hospice Drugs Thomas Sullivan Sep 24, 2019 0 The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) published a report with the results of a study intended to…
DOJ Alleged FDA Violations Lead To A $3.3 Million Settlement For CareFusion Thomas Sullivan Sep 24, 2019 0 Recently, CareFusion agreed to settle an FCA case with the Justice Department for $3.3 million while admitting to selling devices…
Anti Kickback CMS Proposes Changes to the Stark Self-Referral Anti-Kickback Rules Thomas Sullivan Sep 23, 2019 0 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued its annual Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment…
DOJ The Granston Memo Applied – Questions Remain Thomas Sullivan Sep 23, 2019 0 First announced in November 2017, the Granston Memorandum appeared to signal a change in the Justice Department’s attitude and…
CME Collaborative CME Activity Targets Opioid Epidemic Through Adaptive… Thomas Sullivan Sep 21, 2019 0 On each day in 2017, 91 deaths were attributed to opioid overdose; in fact, the number of overdose deaths involving opioids has…
HHS-OIG HHS Recommendations to Reduce Fraud, Waste and Abuse Take Aim at CMS and… Thomas Sullivan Sep 20, 2019 0 The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) released its annual report entitled Solutions to Reduce Fraud,…