Conflict of Interest McKinsey – Serving as a Double Agent? Thomas Sullivan May 19, 2022 0 In April 2022, the United States House of Representatives’ Committee on Oversight and Reform issued a report, finding that 22…
COVID-19 COVID Didn’t Seem to Slow Down FDA Drug Approvals Thomas Sullivan May 18, 2022 0 While COVID-19 has impacted almost every facet of our lives over the last few years, one area that it didn’t seem to have a huge…
CMS CMS and HHS Release Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters Final Rule for… Thomas Sullivan May 17, 2022 0 On April 28, 2022, the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Department of Health and Human Services…
Anti Kickback Marketers Sentenced for Role in Health Care Kickback Scheme Thomas Sullivan May 16, 2022 0 In mid-April 2022, two marketers were sentenced in federal court to twelve months of probation and hundreds of thousands of…
DOJ Amazon Subsidiary Reaches $5.79 Million Settlement Over Insulin Dispensing… Thomas Sullivan May 13, 2022 0 Recently, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $5.79 million settlement with PillPack, an Amazon subsidiary, in a fraud…
CME California Looking to Add Gender-Affirming CME to Required CME for… Thomas Sullivan May 12, 2022 0 The California Senate Health Committee recently passed a bill through Committee to improve access to gender affirming care. Under…
Medical Societies Otis Brawley on the National Cancer Act and Its Impact on Health Care Thomas Sullivan May 11, 2022 0 During the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting in March 2022, Otis W. Brawley, MD, MACP, FRCP(L), Bloomberg…
Opioids CVS Reaches $484 Million Opioid Settlement with Florida Thomas Sullivan May 10, 2022 0 At the end of March 2022, CVS Health announced a $484 million settlement with the State of Florida to resolve long-standing claims…
DOJ DOJ Joins Whistleblower Suit Against EHR Company for Alleged False Claims… Thomas Sullivan May 9, 2022 0 Earlier this year, the United States Department of Justice filed a notice of partial intervention into a whistleblower suit…
Anti Kickback DOJ Files Suit Against Methodist Hospitals Over Alleged False Claims Act… Thomas Sullivan May 6, 2022 0 On April 11, 2022, the United States filed a complaint-in-intervention, alleging that Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare (MLH) and…