Major Not-for-Profit Health System Reduces Opioid Prescriptions
Ochsner Health, a Louisiana-based network of hospitals, health centers, and urgent care facilities, has been working to mitigate…
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March 2021
Safe Step Act of 2021 Introduced in the Senate
In late February 2021, Senators Lisa Murkowski, Maggie Hassan, Bill Cassidy, Jacky Rosen, and nine other bipartisan co-sponsors…
Eli Lilly Notches Win in 340B Lawsuit
On Tuesday, March 16, 2021, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana issued a ruling blocking the…
AMA Report Finds Medicare Spending Altered by COVID-19
The American Medical Association (AMA) recently published a report, “Changes in Medicare Physician Spending During the COVID-19…
New Jersey Appellate Court Remands Case Regarding 510(k) Clearance Evidence
Recently, the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division remanded the case of McGinnis v. C.R. Bard for a new trial and Rule 104…
Editorial Outlines Four Potential Paths the Biden Administration Should…
Recently, Robert Popovian, Pharm.D., MS., and Wayne Winegarden, Ph.D., wrote an opinion piece for Morning Consult, advocating for…
A New Hurdle for Mental Health Care Provided Via Telemedicine?
Over the last year, we have seen major changes happen to federal and state telemedicine and digital health laws, including…
Stark Law Final Rule Is Effective
Readers may remember that just one day before President Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States, on…
CMS Penalizes 774 Hospitals for High Patient Infection Rates
In early 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) penalized 774 hospitals for having high rates of patient…
Next Generation ACO Program Saves Medicare More than $500 Million in 2019
Recent data shows the Next Generation Accountable Care Organization program saved Medicare $559 million in 2019. This data comes…