CMS CMS Rescinds Most Favored Nation Rule Thomas Sullivan Jan 26, 2022 0 CMS officially rescinded the “Most Favored Nation (MFN)” interim final rule. The MFN rule was issued near the end of the Trump…
COVID-19 COVID Tests Drove Increase in Medicare Part B Spending in 2020 Thomas Sullivan Jan 25, 2022 0 In December 2021, the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) released a data…
HHS Hospitals Request HHS Take Action on 340B Pricing Thomas Sullivan Jan 24, 2022 0 On December 20, 2021, a group of more than 850 hospitals signed a letter to the United States Department of Health and Human…
CME Rockpointe CME Accredited Webcourse Prepares Advanced Practice Providers… Thomas Sullivan Jan 23, 2022 0 Nontuberculous mycobacteria lung disease (NTM-LD), associated with significant morbidity and mortality and bearing 5-year survival…
Compliance Walgreens Pays $500,000 Fine for Allegedly Violating CMP Law Thomas Sullivan Jan 21, 2022 0 In December 2021, Walgreen Co (Walgreens) paid $512,923.78 for allegedly violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law, including…
Medical Legal Duke Faces Lawsuit Filed by Private Diagnostic Clinic Thomas Sullivan Jan 20, 2022 0 In late December 2021, Eugene Moretti, MD, MHSc, filed a lawsuit on behalf of Private Diagnostic Clinic (PDC) against Duke…
COVID-19 MGMA and AHA Requested PHE Extension, Secretary Becerra Extends COVID-19… Thomas Sullivan Jan 19, 2022 0 On January 12, 2022, the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) sent a letter to United States Department of Health and Human…
Congress Cures 2.0 Introduced in the House Thomas Sullivan Jan 18, 2022 0 Two years after beginning work on a follow up to the 21st Century Cures Act, Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI) and Diana DeGette (D-CO)…
HHS Biden Administration Proposes Sweeping Reporting Requirements for Employers… Thomas Sullivan Jan 17, 2022 0 The Biden administration is proposing sweeping new reporting requirements for employers and health insurers in a bid to collect…
Drug Prices ICER Report Takes Aim at Seven Prescription Drug Price Increases Thomas Sullivan Jan 14, 2022 0 In December 2021, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) released a new report on Unsupported Price Increases (UPI)…