Uncategorized Fresenius Agrees to $231 Million FCPA Settlement to Resolve Allegations of… Thomas Sullivan May 23, 2019 0 Recently, Fresenius Medical Care agreed to pay approximately $231 million to resolve a case brought by the Department of Justice…
Congress Senate Finance Committee Reviews MACRA Implementation and Solicits… Thomas Sullivan May 22, 2019 0 On May 8, 2019, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing to examine the first two years of implementation of the Medicare…
CME Rockpointe Launches New Obesity CME Program on Amazon Alexa-enabled… Jason Thomas May 22, 2019 0 Rockpointe and joint provider Boston University School of Medicine have launched a new CME activity on Amazon Alexa-enabled…
Uncategorized Prescription Drug STAR Act, Intended to Increase Drug Price Transparency,… Thomas Sullivan May 21, 2019 0 Recently, the House Ways & Means Committee unanimously passed the Prescription Drug Sunshine, Transparency, Accountability,…
Uncategorized Coalition of 44 States Files Antitrust Suit Against 20 Generic Companies… Thomas Sullivan May 20, 2019 0 Connecticut Attorney General William Tong along with 43 other State AG’s filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District…
DOJ DOJ Charges 24 Defendants in Medicare Knee Brace Scheme Thomas Sullivan May 17, 2019 0 Over the past few years it has been hard to avoid the radio and television ads encouraging Medicare recipients with back or knee…
DOJ Newly Created Appalachian Opioid Strike Force Charges 60 Defendants for… Thomas Sullivan May 16, 2019 0 As the opioid addiction epidemic rages on, various Federal government agencies continue enforcement efforts in an attempt to stem…
Compliance DOJ Criminal Division Announces Updated Guidance on Evaluating Corporate… Thomas Sullivan May 15, 2019 0 On April 30, 2019, the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Criminal Division announced the publication of an updated guidance…
Anti Kickback Pharma Executives on Notice: Jury Convicts Insys Founder and Four Former… Thomas Sullivan May 14, 2019 0 On May 2, 2019, a federal jury convicted the founder and four former executives of Insys Therapeutics, Inc. (Insys) of a…
DTC HHS Finalizes Rule Requiring Manufacturers Disclose Drug Prices in TV Ads:… Thomas Sullivan May 13, 2019 0 On May 8, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced a final rule that will require direct-to-consumer…