Telemedicine Updates from Washington, DC
We want to report on two recent telehealth-related stories. First, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) appear to be…
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March 2021
Prior Authorization Rule Withdrawn?
The Biden administration appears to have withdrawn a final rule aimed at streamlining prior authorization. The rule had required…
CME webinars help oncologists treat advanced prostate cancer and navigate…
Already challenged by rapid advances in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer, oncologists in the past year also have been…
HHS OIG Announces Audits for Telehealth and Medicare Part B
On January 26, 2021, the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) announced a…
Guidehouse Analyzes Data for Compliance with Price Transparency Rule
The consulting firm Guidehouse recently performed an analysis on compliance data for more than 1,000 health care providers across…
Court of Appeals Upholds Verdict Against Health Diagnostic Laboratory and…
On February 22, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit rejected challenges to a $114 million qui tam jury…
2020 OPDP Year-in-Review
The United States Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research’s (CDER) Office of Prescription…
FDA Meets All Goal Dates for 2020 Drug Approvals
In 2020, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) not only met all goal dates for approvals by the Center for Drug…
CMS Audits Hospitals for Compliance with Transparency Measures
The United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has started to audit a sample of hospitals to ensure compliance…
States Moving Forward with Canadian Drug Importation Plans, Despite No…
Several states are plowing forward with their efforts to import prescription drugs from Canada to their state, despite no clear…