BioSimilar FDA Releases Draft Question and Answers Guidance on Interchangeable… Thomas Sullivan Jan 18, 2021 0 In late 2020, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a draft set of four questions and answers guidance that…
COVID-19 COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration Renewed Thomas Sullivan Jan 15, 2021 0 On January 7, 2021, United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar renewed the COVID-19 public…
CMS CMS Issues Guidance Outlining Opportunities for Addressing Social… Thomas Sullivan Jan 14, 2021 0 On January 7, 2021, the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) sent a letter to all fifty states outlining…
HHS-OIG HHS OIG Releases Report on Opioid Use in Appalachian States Thomas Sullivan Jan 13, 2021 0 On December 15, 2020, the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) released a…
Drug Prices Twenty-Eight States Demand Laws Be Enforced on 340B Drug Pricing Thomas Sullivan Jan 12, 2021 0 On December 14, 2020, the attorneys general for twenty-eight states sent a letter to United States Health and Human Service…
Anti Kickback Biogen Settles False Claims Act Allegations with the DOJ Thomas Sullivan Jan 11, 2021 0 At the end of last year, Biogen, Inc. reached a $22 million settlement with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) to…
CMS MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Exception Application… Thomas Sullivan Jan 8, 2021 0 For the 2020 performance year, MIPS eligible clinicians, groups, and virtual groups can submit an application to the Centers for…
Congress Senate Finance Committee Report Calls for Greater Drug Industry… Thomas Sullivan Jan 7, 2021 0 On December 16, 2020, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Ron Wyden released a report to the…
CMS Estimated Improper Medicare Payments Down $15 Billion Since 2016 Thomas Sullivan Jan 6, 2021 0 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released data that shows the number of improper payments under…
Anti Kickback Home Health Agency Agrees to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Thomas Sullivan Jan 5, 2021 0 In November 2020, Doctor’s Choice Home Care, Inc., and two of its former executives, agreed to pay $5.15 million to resolve False…