Accountable Care Organizations HHS OIG Reports Policy Changes Affect the Efficiencies of ACO’s Thomas Sullivan Sep 6, 2019 0 There’s been interesting news lately in the accountable care organization (ACO) world. CMS recently announced that participants in…
CMS CMS Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Calls for Revoking Medicare Billing… Thomas Sullivan Sep 5, 2019 0 CMS' proposed 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule includes substantial changes to the rules for obtaining and maintaining…
Accountable Care Organizations CMS Advanced Payment Model Physician Participation Doubling 2017-2018 Thomas Sullivan Sep 4, 2019 0 The number of doctors participating in advanced payment models (APMs) nearly doubled in 2018 to 183,306 compared to 99,076 doctors…
CMS Medicare Issues Proposed Payment Rule Including Changes to Bundled Payments… Thomas Sullivan Sep 3, 2019 0 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a proposed rule that would update payment policies for the Medicare…
DOJ Novartis Earmarks Funds for Potential Settlement in Anti Kickback Case Thomas Sullivan Aug 30, 2019 0 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. (“Novartis”) announced that it has earmarked funds to settle allegations brought by the US…
Anti Kickback ResMed Announces Tentative Agreement to Settle DOJ Investigation for Anti… Thomas Sullivan Aug 29, 2019 0 01ResMed, Inc., announced that it has reached a tentative agreement with the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) to settle an…
Opioids Oklahoma Judge Finds J&J to Be Responsible for Fueling the Opioid… Thomas Sullivan Aug 28, 2019 0 On Monday, August 26, 2017, an Oklahoma judge ruled on the historic Johnson & Johnson opioid case, finding that the company…
FDA FDA Proposes Updates to Labeling with Two Draft Guidances Thomas Sullivan Aug 27, 2019 0 The US Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued two new draft guidances relating to the labeling requirements for human…
DOJ CareFusion Agrees to $3.3 Million Settlement Over Unapproved Devices Thomas Sullivan Aug 26, 2019 0 The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman, and the director of the Center for Devices…
Government Agencies OPDP to Study Physicians’ Interpretations of Drug Information Thomas Sullivan Aug 23, 2019 0 Recently, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) plans to…