Congress Lawmakers Express Concern Over Lack of Transparency Compliance Thomas Sullivan Jun 2, 2021 0 A bipartisan group of lawmakers raised concerns about the lack of compliance among hospitals to post prices for services online. A…
CMS CMS Proposes Ending Plan for Transparency of Certain Medicare Advantage… Thomas Sullivan Jun 1, 2021 0 CMS is proposing to abandon a plan to require hospitals to disclose certain negotiated rates it reaches with Medicare Advantage…
COVID-19 CDER Largely Maintained User Fee Goals Through COVID-19 Pandemic Thomas Sullivan May 28, 2021 0 As many others experienced with the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Center for Drug…
DOJ FTC to Review Approach to Mergers and Acquisitions Thomas Sullivan May 27, 2021 0 In March 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a review of its approach to biopharmaceutical mergers and…
FDA FDA Reopens Study on Naming of Pharmaceutical Drugs Thomas Sullivan May 26, 2021 0 Earlier this year, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reopened a proposed study to understand the way drug names…
CME Nevada Cultural Competency Training Now State Approved Thomas Sullivan May 25, 2021 0 On April 1, 2021, NRS 449 became law, which established new standards for anti-discrimination in health care in the state of…
Drug Prices RAND Publishes Brief on United States Drug Prices, Compared to Other… Thomas Sullivan May 24, 2021 0 RAND researchers recently published a research brief that found that prescription drug costs in the United States continued to…
CME High-Risk Patients with COVID-19: Outpatient Management to Prevent… Thomas Sullivan May 22, 2021 0 Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in January 2020, the United States has recorded more than 32 million cases and nearly…
DOJ CareCloud Health, Inc. Reaches Settlement Over Illegal Kickbacks Thomas Sullivan May 21, 2021 0 On April 30, 2021, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $3.8 million settlement with CareCloud Health, Inc.,…
CMS CMS Issues Interim Final Rule Regarding Vaccines in LTC Facilities Thomas Sullivan May 20, 2021 0 On May 13, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule with comment period, updating…