Are We Seeing an End to Opioid Litigation?
In late October and early November 2022, two relatively large opioid settlements were announced: one with CVS Health and one with…
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2022
MA Star Ratings Declined this Year
Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2023 Star Ratings for Medicare Advantage (MA)…
DOJ Sues Cigna for Inflating Medicare Advantage Payments
In mid-October 2022, the United States filed a Complaint in Intervention against Cigna Corporation and its subsidiary Medicare…
CMS Announces Extension of the BPCI Advanced APM
On October 13, 2022, the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it will extend the Bundled…
Former Genentech Staffers Sentenced for Conspiracy to Steal Trade Secrets
In the Summer of 2021, a former Genentech principal scientist and her husband pled guilty to conspiring to steal trade secrets…
Institute for Healthcare Improvement Partners with the AMA to Focus on…
On December 6, 2022, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement launched Rise to Health: a National Coalition for Equity in…
Sutter Health Reaches $13 Million Settlement Over False Claims Act…
In October 2022, Sutter Health reached a $13 million settlement to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by…
Information Blocking Regulations in Effect, Despite Pleas to Postpone
On October 6, 2022, information blocking regulations went into effect, despite providers’ pleas to the Department of Health and…
HHS Report Finds More than 1200 Drugs Raised Prices Quicker than Inflation…
A recent report published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) found that more than 1,200…
JAMA Study Analyzes Inequity in Industry Engagement of US Female Physicians
On September 28, 2022, JAMA Surgery published an article, “Assessment of Medical Industry Compensation to US Physicians by…